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Carbon dating is very important. Carbon dating is the radio-activity of Carbon 14 which is unstable so it emits protons once in a while in order to become a more stable isotope. Using Carbon dating, we can determine with accuracy how old something is.

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What is the carbon cycle and what are some factors that contribute to the carbon cycle?

The carbon cycle is the process of animals and humans emitting carbon that the plants absorb and turn into oxygen for the animals and humans to breathe. Some factors that contribute to it are plants, animals, humans, vehicles, and factories.


Are there other isotopes of carbon 14?

There are various isotopic dating methods other than radiocarbon dating, and even more in development. Some include:Uranium Series DatingLead 210 DatingPotassium Argon Dating


Example problems of carbon dating?

The benefits of carbon dating is that it can give a guide as to the age of an artifact or fossil. Several problems exist with carbon dating. First, it only goes back so far. After a while, there is not enough radioactive carbon for the machinery to measure. Second, a sample may be contaminated. If a person picked it up with his bare hands, some of the carbon from his skin may have mixed with the sample. Third, if you want to know how long ago a cave was first occupied, you may miss the mark completely. People may have used the same garbage dump for over a million years.


How does carbon dating prove a young earth?

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.


When humans breathe in carbon dioxide do they get sick etc?

As they breathe it out naturally they will breathe some back in. So the answer is no if in small doses

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Can you give a sentence with carbon dating?

Carbon dating is a method of telling approximately how old an ancient object is. Here are some sentences.The scientists used carbon dating and decided that the mummy was 10,000 years old.Carbon dating is not perfect, but it can give you a rough idea.We studied carbon dating in class today.


What is the carbon cycle and what are some factors that contribute to the carbon cycle?

The carbon cycle is the process of animals and humans emitting carbon that the plants absorb and turn into oxygen for the animals and humans to breathe. Some factors that contribute to it are plants, animals, humans, vehicles, and factories.


Can you give an example of a sentence using the word carbon dating?

Here are some sentences.Carbon dating is used to tell the age of a fossil.The scientists performed a carbon dating test.


Scientists can determine the age of some ancient artifacts usin what dating?

Scientists can determine the age of some ancient artifacts using Carbon-14 Dating.


Scientists can determine the age of some ancient artifacts using what dating?

Scientists can determine the age of some ancient artifacts using carbon-14 dating.


What good does it do?

IT Helps the enviroment.Plants have some thing to trap Carbon Dioxide,(carbon dioxide is bad for humans and animals but not to plants)Then It releases Oxygen which is good for humans and animals.So I say LET'S PLANT SOME MORE!


What are some benefits of nature?

benefits of nature includes water, sun, and just anything that humans cant build or grow.


What are some gases around us that are bad for humans?

Carbon monoxide is one


What good does it do gardening?

IT Helps the enviroment.Plants have some thing to trap Carbon Dioxide,(carbon dioxide is bad for humans and animals but not to plants)Then It releases Oxygen which is good for humans and animals.So I say LET'S PLANT SOME MORE!


How do Christians respond to carbon dating?

That will depend on the Christian. Some fully accept the results of scientific measurements, some don't.


How do you carbon date rocks 10 million years old?

You cannot. Carbon dating is not useful for dating things more than about 50,000 years old. You would have to use a different radioisotope to date something 10 million years old. Potassium-Argon dating would work for some rocks.


Are there other isotopes of carbon 14?

There are various isotopic dating methods other than radiocarbon dating, and even more in development. Some include:Uranium Series DatingLead 210 DatingPotassium Argon Dating