Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements about carbon dating is true?
A) Radioactive decay of 14C is balanced by its production from neutrons reacting with 14N in the upper atmosphere.
B) Dead organisms continue to exchange carbon compounds with the environment.
C) Carbon dating can be used to date organisms more than a million years old.
D) The half-life of 14C is less than 1,000 years.
E) None of the above
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