The eruption of a volcano unearths rocks from deep in the earth's crust. The rocks are estimated to be 9 × 109 years old. Which radioactive dating method would give the most accurate age of the fossils?
I. Uranium dating
II. Carbon-14 dating
III. Either method
A) I only
B) II only
C) III only
D) I for rocks II for fossils of plants and animals.
E) I for fossils of plants and animals II for rocks.
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