Carbon dating is used to

assess the age of fossils.

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assess the amount of radioactivity.

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assess the rate of radioactivity.

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none of the above.

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The correct option is A assess the age of fossils.
$C a r b o n - 14$ dating is a way of determining the age of certain archeological artifacts of a biological origin up to $50, 000$ years old. It is used in dating things such as bone, cloth, wood and plant fibers that were created in the relatively recent past by human activities.

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Carbon dating is used to determine the age of fossils. It is estimated by:

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C a r b o n - 14

C a r b o n - 12

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