Question

Carbon dating is best suited for determining the age of fossils if their age in years is of the order of

• A. $10^3$
• B. $10^4$
• C. $10^5$
• D. $10^6$

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

$10^4$

Answer 2

Radiocarbon dating is a radio metric dating method that uses that naturally occur isotope carbon-$14$ to determine the age of carbonaceous materials up to $60,000$ years that is age in the years of the order of $10^{4}$.