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What should be the age of fossil for meaningful determination of its age?
What should be the age of fossil for meaningful determination of its age?
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The correct option is C 6000 years
The age of fossil for meaningful determination of its age should be 6000 years.
This is close to the half-life period of 5770 years for carbon. This ensures reasonable accuracy for the measurement.
In other cases, 6 years is very less and 60,000 is more as this method is not accurate over periods longer than 30,000 years.
Hence, option B is correct.
The age of fossil for meaningful determination of its age should be 6000 years.
This is close to the half-life period of 5770 years for carbon. This ensures reasonable accuracy for the measurement.
In other cases, 6 years is very less and 60,000 is more as this method is not accurate over periods longer than 30,000 years.
Hence, option B is correct.
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