What is the primary purpose of carbon dating?
Using Carbon dating to determine the age of a fossil

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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To calculate the weight of carbon in the atmosphere
To determine the age of fossils
To find the density of carbon in rocks
To measure the amount of carbon in living organisms
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which two isotopes are compared in the carbon dating model?
Carbon-14 and Carbon-15
Carbon-12 and Carbon-14
Carbon-13 and Carbon-14
Carbon-12 and Carbon-13
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the formula used in carbon dating to estimate the age of a fossil?
r = 1 / 10^3 * E^(-T / 8267)
r = 1 / 10^12 * E^(T / 8267)
r = 1 / 10^3 * E^(T / 8267)
r = 1 / 10^12 * E^(-T / 8267)
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the first step in solving the carbon dating equation to find the age of a fossil?
Multiply both sides by 10^12
Subtract 10^12 from both sides
Divide both sides by 10^12
Add 10^12 to both sides
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What mathematical operation is used to isolate the exponential function in the carbon dating equation?
Multiplication
Subtraction
Division
Addition
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which logarithmic property is used to solve the carbon dating equation?
Log base 10 of 10 equals 1
Log base e of e equals 1
Log base 5 of 5 equals 1
Log base 2 of 2 equals 1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the final step in calculating the age of a fossil using the carbon dating formula?
Subtract the natural logarithm of 1/10
Divide by the natural logarithm of 1/10
Multiply by the natural logarithm of 1/10
Add the natural logarithm of 1/10
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