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Carbon`-14` used to determine the age of organic material. The procedure is absed on the formation of `C^(14)` by neutron capture iin the upper atmosphere. `._(7)N^(14)+._(0)n^(1) rarr ._(6)C^(14)+._(1)H^(1)` `C^(14)` is absorbed by living organisms during photosynthesis. The `C^(14)` content is constant in living organism. Once the plant or animal dies, the uptake of carbon dioxide by it ceases and the level of `C^(14)` in the dead being falls due to the decay, which `C^(14)` undergoes. `._(6)C^(14)rarr ._(7)N^(14)+beta^(c-)` The half`-` life period of `C^(14)` is 5770 year. The decay constant `(lambda)` can be calculated by using the following formuls `:` `lambda=(0.693)/(t_(1//2))` The comparison of the `beta^(c-)` activity of the dead matter with that of the carbon still in circulation enables measurement of the period of the isolation of the material from the living cycle. The method, however, ceases to be accurate over periods longer than 30000 years. The proportion of `C^(14)` to `C^(12)` in living matter is `1:10^(12)`. What should be the age of fossil for meaningful determination of its age ?A. 6 yearsB. 6000 yearsC. 60000yearsD. It can be used to calculate any age

Answer» Correct Answer - B
Radiacarbon dating method ceases to be accurate over periods longer than 30000 years.


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