Explain why carbon-14 cannot be used to accurately determine the age of organic remains that are 1,000,000 years old.

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Coloured Panda · Answer 1 · 2022-07-06T04:00:40+0000

Carbon-14 has a short half-life. - After 1,000,000 years, there would not be enough C-14. - 14C decays quickly. ... - Too little of the original radioactive sample would remain.

Explain why carbon-14 cannot be used to accurately determine the age of organic remains that are 1,000,000 years old.

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