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Radiocarbon dating technique is used to estimate the age of

A. rocks

B. monuments

C. soil

D. fossils

Answer: Option D

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Radiocarbon dating involves determining the age of an ancient fossil or specimen by measuring its carbon-14 content. Carbon-14, or radiocarbon, is a naturally occurring radioactive isotope that forms when cosmic rays in the upper atmosphere strike nitrogen molecules, which then oxidize to become carbon dioxide.

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  1. NILESH KAKDE
    NILESH KAKDE :
    7 years ago

    Fossils are bured living beings which contain phosphorous from which by carbon dating it age Will get find.

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Radiocarbon is produced in the atmosphere as a result of

A. Collision between fast neutrons and nitrogen nuclei present in the atmosphere.

B. Action of ultraviolet light from the sun on atmospheric oxygen.

C. Action of solar radiations particularly cosmic rays on carbon dioxide present in the atmosphere.

D. Lightning discharge in atmosphere.