Discuss carbon-dating experiment.
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In 1946, Willard Libby proposed an innovative method for dating organic materials by measuring their content of carbon-14, a newly discovered radioactive isotope of carbon. Known as radiocarbon dating, this method provides objective age estimates for carbon-based objects that originated from living organisms.
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Concept of Carbon Dating :
Carbon dating method is based upon the radio active decay of naturally occurring C - 14 and it is developed by Willard Libby. He was awarded with Nobel Prize in 1960 for this invention. The age of the materials determined by this method are published in the journal "Radio Journal".
What is Carbon Dating Experiment?
Carbon Consumption of animals and plants stops after death and since then, only the decaying process of C-14 occurs continuously. In case of dead bodies of plants and animals, instead of remaining constant, the ratio between C-12 and C-14 changes continuously as C-12 is non-radioactive. The time passed since the death of a plant or animal can be calculated by measuring the radioactivity of C-14 and ratio of C-14 to C-12 present in their body. This is Carbon Dating Method.
Where it is used ?
It is used in Paleontology and Anthropology for determining the age of human fossils and manuscripts. Once the age of fossil has been determined through such technique, it becomes easy to deduce the formation about other erstwhile organisms.
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