AIIMS AIIMS Solved Paper-2004

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    Carbon dating is best suited for determining the age of fossils if their age in years is off order of:                               

    A) \[{{10}^{3}}\] 

    B)                                       \[{{10}^{4}}\]                                                                     

    C) \[{{10}^{5}}\]                    

    D)       \[{{10}^{6}}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Radiocarbon dating is a radio metric dating method that uses that naturally occur isotope carbon-14 to determine the age of carbonaceous materials up to 60,000 years that is age in the years of the order of \[{{10}^{4}}\].


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