Which is correct about the effectiveness of carbon dating? (1 point)

Question

Responses

A. It only works for rocks that formed more than about 6,000 years ago.
B. It only works for organisms that died less than about 60,000 years ago.
C. It only works for organisms that died less than about 6,000 years ago.
D. It only works for rocks that formed more than about 60,000 years ago.

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

B. It only works for organisms that died less than about 60,000 years ago.

Carbon dating is effective for dating organic materials up to about 50,000 to 60,000 years old, beyond which the amount of carbon-14 remaining becomes too minimal to measure accurately.