Carbon dating is based upon the radioactive decay of naturally occuring .

C-12

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C-13

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C-14

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The correct option is C C-14
Carbon dating method, developed by Willard Libby, is used to determine the age of fossils by measuring the radioactive decay of C-14 and the ratio of C-14 to C-12 in the fossil sample.

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