The age of most ancient geological formations is estimated by
A. Ra - Si method
B. Potassium - argon method
C. C14 method
D. Uranium - lead method
Answer: Option D
Solution(By Examveda Team)
The Uranium Lead Method, also known as the U-Pb method, is one of the most ancient and reliable radiometric dating methods. It is used to date rocks and crystals that were formed more than a billion years ago. It has a range of dating samples that are about 1billion to 4.5billion years old. It has a precision rate of 0.1−1 percent.This Question Belongs to General Knowledge >> General Science
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I have doubt in this solution.
Uranium lead method
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yes c^14 is correct