Multiple choice

Consider the following facts:

  1. For introducing the concept of Carbon dating, Willard Libby was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
  2. Carbon dating method uses the decay of Carbon-12 isotope to estimate the age of organic materials.

Which of the above given facts is/are true?

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Radiocarbon dating (or simply carbon dating) is a radiometric dating technique that uses the decay of carbon-14 to estimate the age of organic materials, such as wood and leather, up to about 58,000 to 62,000 years. Carbon dating was presented to the world by Willard Libby in 1949, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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