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Q.

Radio carbon dating is done by estimating in the specimen

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a

the amount of ordinary carbon still present

b

the amount of radio carbon still present

c

the ratio of the amounts of C 614 to C 612 still present

d

none of the above.

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

The isotope C-14 of carbon is radioactive and its relative percentage gives us an estimate of the age of the specimen.

Radio carbon dating is done by using the ratio of  C-14 to C-12.

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