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What is measured in the radiocarbon dating of organic materials?
the increase of carbon-12 in a living organism
the ratio of carbon-12 to carbon-14 in a sample
the ratio of carbon-14 to carbon-12 in a sample
the decrease in carbon-12 in a decaying organism
the increase of carbon-12 in a living organism
the ratio of carbon-12 to carbon-14 in a sample
the ratio of carbon-14 to carbon-12 in a sample
the decrease in carbon-12 in a decaying organism
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In radiocarbon dating of organic materials, what is measured is **the ratio of carbon-14 to carbon-12 in a sample**. This method allows scientists to determine the age of an object containing organic material by measuring the remaining amount of carbon-14, which decays over time after the organism has died.
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