Which of the following would be best suited to the carbon-14 dating technique?
A)Materials more than 100,000 years old
B)Volcanic rock
C)Sedimentary rock
D)Metals
E)Certain organic materials less than 75,000 years old

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Carbon-14 dating is most effective for dating organic materials that are less than about 75,000 years old. This is because carbon-14, a radioactive isotope of carbon, decays over time, and after about 75,000 years, there's too little of it left in a sample to accurately measure.

Which of the Following Would Be Best Suited to the Carbon-14