Statement 1: Age of the fossils are determined by carbon dating method.

Statement 2: Radioactive isotopes of elements like carbon and potassium breakdown at unknown rate.

Both statements are correct.

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Only statement 2 is correct.

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Both statements are incorrect.

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Only statement 1 is correct.

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Solution

The correct option is D Only statement 1 is correct.

Paleontologist determine the age of the fossils by using carbon dating method.

This method uses radioactive isotopes of elements like carbon, potassium, uranium which decay at a known rate. This decay rate and amount of element left after decay is used to determine the age of fossils.

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