Question

Carbon dating can be used to date both living and non-living things that are millions of years old.(1 point)
Responses

True
True

False

Answer 1

False. Carbon dating can only be used to date non-living things, specifically organic materials, that are up to about 50,000 years old. It is not applicable to living organisms and is not effective for dating items that are millions of years old, as the carbon-14 isotopes would have decayed beyond measurable levels.