Multiple Choice
All of the following statements concerning radiocarbon dating are true EXCEPT
A) radiocarbon dating is used to determine the age of meteorites.
B) the decay of is used for radiocarbon dating.
C) radioactive carbon is produced by the reaction of cosmic radiation and nitrogen-14.
D) radioactive carbon decays into a nitrogen-14 atom and a beta particle.
E) radiocarbon dating is limited to objects less than 50,000 years old.
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