The age of the Dead Sea Scrolls was found by carbon-14 dating.Could this technique have worked if they were carved in stone tablets? Explain.
A)Yes,because there are appreciable levels of carbon even in stone.
B)No,this method of dating requires a material that was once living.
C)Yes,because X-ray images could be collected instead.
D)No,the stones in the arid environment of the Dead Sea would have lost all of their carbon-14 by now.

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Carbon-14 dating works by measuring the decay of carbon-14 in organic materials. Stone tablets are not made of organic materials and do not contain carbon-14, so this method of dating would not have worked for them.

The Age of the Dead Sea Scrolls Was Found by Carbon-14