Question

*Which radioisotope of carbon is used in carbon dating?*

1️⃣ Carbon-12
2️⃣ Carbon-13
3️⃣ Carbon-14
4️⃣ Carbon-12 and Carbon- 14​

Answer 1

Answer: 3. Carbon 14 is the correct answer.

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Explanation:

Basic Principles of Carbon Dating

Radiocarbon (carbon 14) is an isotope of the element carbon that is unstable and weakly radioactive. The stable isotopes are carbon 12 and carbon 13. Carbon 14 is continually being formed in the upper atmosphere by the effect of cosmic ray neutrons on nitrogen 14 atoms.

Answer 2

carbon 14 is the answer