Which of the following statements about techniques used in dating fossil remains is NOT true?
A) The potassium-argon technique is used to date inorganic substances such as rock.
B) Carbon-14 techniques are used to date organic material.
C) Potassium-argon dating is most accurate on specimens over 500,000 years old.
D) Carbon-14 dating is most accurate on specimens more than 70,000 years old.
E) Electron spin resonance is used to date rocks and minerals between 1,000 and 1,000,000 years old.
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