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The Half-Life of 14C Is 5730 Years

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The half-life of 14C is 5730 years. Carbon - 14 dating would not be useful in the dating of which of the following samples?


A) "bones that are about 1000 years old"
B) "relics from 500 BC"
C) "paper from the 1970's"
D) "the remains of one of Columbus's crew (1492 AD) "
E) "14C dating could be used for all of these samples"

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