Question

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HOW AGE OF FOSSIL CAN BE IDENTIFIED???

Answer 1

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Answer 2

THE AGE OF FOSSIL CAN BE DETERMINED BY 2 METHODS . THESE ARE :-

(1) RELATIVE METHOD -

IN THIS METHOD THE FOSSIL WHICH ARE IN UPPER LAYER ARE MORE RECENT THAN THOSE WHICH ARE IN DEEPER INSIDE THE EARTH..

(2) CARBON DATING METHOD :-

EVERY LIVING ORGANISM HAS CARBON-14 ATOMS WHICH ARE RADIOACTIVE .WHEN A LIVING ORGANISM DIES & FORM FOSSIL , ITS CARBON-14 RADIOACTIVITY GOES ON DECREASING . IN THIS METHOD , THE CARBON-14 RADIOACTIVITY OF THE FOSSIL ARE COMPARED WITH CARBON-14 RADIOACTIVITY OF THE PRESENT LIVING ORGANISMS.....