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26 September, 06:48

James wants to estimate the absolute age of an animal fossil. However, test results show that the fossil doesn't contain any atoms of carbon-14.

What can James conclude about the lack of carbon-14?

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OA. The animal, whether living or dead, never had carbon 14 in its system.

B. The animal's carbon-14 decayed long before the animal died.

C.

Finding another fossil nearby without carbon-14 will guarantee that he has matching fossils.

D.

Without carbon-14, it will be an impossible task to estimate the age of the fossil.

E. Without carbon-14, James can use relative dating to estimate the age of the fossil.

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  1. 26 September, 09:16
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    Answer: D. Without carbon-14, it will be an impossible task to estimate the age of the fossil.

    Explanation:

    The fossil lacked carbon-14 because they are so old that it has lost the amount of its carbon over radioactive decay
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