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What is carbon dating and how does it work?
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Carbon dating is the method to find out the age of the fossil or any other organic matter. In carbon dating, the relative proportions of the carbon isotopes, carbon-12 and carbon-14 which are present in the organic matter, is estimated. The ratio between them changes as radioactive carbon-14 decays and is not replaced by exchange with the atmosphere. From these findings the age of that organic matter can be concluded.
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