The method of radiocarbon dating is used to determine the age of ______________.

Infants

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Trees

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Fossils

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Solution

The correct option is C Fossils
Radiocarbon dating (also referred to as carbon dating or carbon-14 dating) is a method for determining the age of an object containing organic material by using the properties of radiocarbon, a radioactive isotope of carbon. The dead part of plants or animals containing organic material are called fossils.
The correct answer is C.

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