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carbon -14 dating

 

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Carbon-14 Dating

Noun:

Carbon-14 dating refers to a method used to determine the age of ancient artifacts, fossils, or archaeological specimens by analyzing the amount of carbon-14 remaining in them. Carbon-14 is a radioactive isotope of carbon with a half-life of about 5730 years.

Example sentence:

Scientists used carbon-14 dating to estimate the age of the newly discovered dinosaur fossils.

Adjective:

Carbon-14 dating can also be used as an adjective to describe the specific dating method that relies on carbon-14 isotopes.

Example sentence:

The archaeologists employed a carbon-14 dating technique to accurately determine the age of the artifacts.

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