Chemical Principles
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Chapter 20, Problem 26E
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The reason for the decay of 238U to 206Pb to be useful for dating rocks but useless for dating objects which are 10000 years old needs to be explained. Also, the reason for Carbon-14 dating to be useful for the dating of objects 10000 years old but not for dating rocks needs to be explained.
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Carbon-14 dating is a process employed for the determination the age of organic material by using the properties of radiocarbon. The inaccuracy in the carbon dating leads to errors in the process. Radiocarbon dating is a key instrument archeologists used to decide the period of plants and items made with natural material. However, new research shows that usually acknowledged radiocarbon dating guidelines bring up short - raising doubt about verifiable timetables.
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