Carbon dating is

a process to determine the age of archaeological samples

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The correct option is A a process to determine the age of archaeological samples
Carbon dating is a method for determining the age of an object containing organic material by using the properties of radiocarbon ( $^{14} C$ ), a radioactive isotope of carbon.

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