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Carbon-dating can not be used to prove the age of the earth, so it can not be used either to prove a "young earth" nor to support the scientific age of the earth. Carbon-dating is useful for Archaeology, where it can date evidence of human artefacts up to fifty thousand years old.
Some less less informed "Young Earth" creationists do believe that carbon-dating was used to date the earth. They attempt, unsuccessfully, to undermine the science of carbon-dating in the belief that by doing so they undermine the scientific age of the earth, rather than because they constructively prove their point.
The best estimates of the age of the earth have been arrived at by radioactive dating, but not by carbon-dating. Had techniques of radioactive dating not been invented, other known methods of dating the earth would prove that the world is more than a few million years old. Some of these are described in the related question, attached below.
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What is a way to determine the actual age of fossils?
Scientists can determine the actual age of fossils using radiometric dating methods, such as carbon-14 dating for relatively young fossils or uranium-lead dating for older fossils. These methods measure the decay of radioactive isotopes in the fossil to calculate its age with a high degree of accuracy.
Why is carbon-14 not useful to date rocks?
Although radiocarbon dating provides a useful tool there are some things that may make an artifact unsuitable for this process.The artifact is made from the wrong type of material.Carbon dating relies on measurement of radioactive decay from carbon 14 isotopes, some materials naturally do not contain enough carbon to date them.Radiocarbon dating is a destructive process. In order to conduct dating on an artifact you need a sample of it. Although this sample may only need to be very small, some artifacts are too precious to damage in this way.There may not be enough of it.Even if the sample is suitable in every other way, if you don't have enough of it then you cant do the test. Modern methods mean you may only need tiny amounts of carbon from the sample (0.1g) but depending on how much carbon is naturally in the material, this may translate to a fair amount of the original artifact. Carbon dates from small amounts of material also tend to be less accurate, and ideally you want to run several tests to be sure.The artifact may be too old. Radiocarbon dating is only effective back to a certain point. Beyond this there may not be enough radioactivity left in the sample to measure it. Also, radiocarbon dates need "correcting" on a calibration curve to correct the discrepancy between the age given in radiocarbon years and actual calendar years. Beyond around 45,000 years ago this curve is not so effective, and the remaining carbon-14 in the sample may be too small to measure.The artifact may be too young. Radiocarbon dating relies on the exchange of carbon through the carbon cycle. Recent human activity has affected the amounts of carbon in the atmosphere making carbon dating far less effective more recently than the early 1700. This is because processes such as the release old carbon into the atmosphere through the burning of fossil fuels and atmospheric nuclear weapons testing have led to dramatic peaks and dips in the amount of carbon 14 in the atmosphere.The sample may be contaminated.Contamination may occur before or after sampling and cause errors in the date that is produced. For example, water can disolve and deposit organic material changing the isotope levels. However, in most cases this can be dealt with in the lab during the sample preperation process. Archaeologists also take steps when selecting and recovering samples to minimise this potential problem.
What are the disadvantages of carbon 14?
There are several limitations of carbon 14 dating. Firstly, carbon dating can only be used on objects that were or are living, meaning that man-made objects cannot be tested. Secondly, the sample tested must be quite large in size, because part of the object is broken down and lost when it is cleaned and distilled. The loss of the part may cause an inaccurate date given to the object. Thirdly, Changes in the atmosphere, particularly the thinning of the ozone, cause more Carbon 14 to be produced, so the standard measurement of the Carbon 14 existing in the time used to compare with the fossil must be transferred to the correct must be transferred to the correct amount, and these changes have not yet occurred.Carbon dating is only effective at dating objects of up to 70,000 years in age
Do evolutionists believe the earth is young or old?
Evolutionists believe that the Earth is approximately 4.5 billion years old, based on scientific evidence such as radiometric dating and geological stratigraphy. This age is consistent with the timescales required for evolution to occur as observed in the fossil record.
Why couldn't ice core data be used when the earth was young?
no ice currently on earth is that old
Was there carbon dioxide in the air when the earth was young?
In the very young earth the atmos. was mostly carbon dioxide. This caused the earth to have a very warm atmosphere. There was no life at that time on earth. It was a few billion years ago.
What is carbon-14 dating userful for estimating the age of?
Relatively young organic materials
What is the difference between carbon dating and potassium dating?
Carbon dating, also known as radiocarbon dating, is used to determine the age of organic materials based on the decay of carbon-14 isotope. Potassium dating, also known as potassium-argon dating, is used to date rocks and minerals based on the decay of potassium-40 isotope to argon-40. Carbon dating is used for relatively young materials (up to about 50,000 years), while potassium dating is used for older geological samples.
Can carbon dating measure stone?
Generally not. Radiocarbon dating generally cannot date materials older than about 50,000 years, and most rocks are millions to hundreds of millions of years old. Additionally, most rocks do not have asignificant carbon content. One exception comes in partly burned vegetation buried in volcanic rock, which can be fairly young.
Who is Darren young dating?
Darren Young, the WWE wrestler, is dating a man named Nick.
A researcher who uses carbon dating on anciet items?
The half life of C14 is about 5700 years, so items that are a few multiples of this time are suitable for carbon14 dating. Most archaeological items are suitable, and some young fossils.
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How do scientists use Carbon-14 to date fossils?
Carbon-14 is in all living things and decays after it dies. It has a long half life (the time it takes for half a sample to decay into another element) and gives a good estimate as to how old something is. Carbon dating is only effective up to an approximate age of 70,000 years, and is only useful in dating organic matter. Since the vast majority of fossils are much older than this, carbon dating is not particularly useful in dating fossils, but is of great use in archaeology.
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