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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The age of the Dead Sea Scrolls was determined by carbon-14 dating. Could this technique have worked if they had been carved on stone tablets? Explain. @Abhisar

OpenStudy (abhisar):

C-14 radioactive dating works on organic matters only. Why ? Plants take CO\(_2\) from the atomsphere to convert into glucose. During this they take in some CO\(_2\) which have C-14. This C-14 is used in dating years after

OpenStudy (abhisar):

got it ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

got it

OpenStudy (abhisar):

Thank god !

OpenStudy (abhisar):

u took 2 hours to reply :D

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