General Knowledge - General Science - Discussion
Discussion Forum : General Science - Nuclear Science (Q.No. 13)
13.
The age of most ancient geological formations is estimated by
Discussion:
34 comments Page 1 of 4.
Jon said:
1 decade ago
Is this carbon dating?
Suresh said:
1 decade ago
Radiocarbon dating (sometimes simply known as carbon dating) is a radiometric dating method that uses the naturally occurring radioisotope carbon-14 (14C) to estimate the age of carbonaceous materials up to about 58,000 to 62,000 years.
ANUPAM said:
1 decade ago
CARBAN DATING ACTUALLY CAN'T BE USED TO CALCULATE THE AGE OF OLD FOSSILS.
Pavanmiriyala said:
1 decade ago
This is absolutely wrong.
The reason is C14_method is the least half life period.
The reason is C14_method is the least half life period.
Shweta said:
1 decade ago
This is wrong. C14 meathos is used for the recent rocks of geological scale.
Sandeep said:
1 decade ago
The method which is used for calculating oldest fossils is Uranium lead method. Not carbon-14 dating because it has a limitation of calculating only up to 58000 years old fossils.
Mir said:
1 decade ago
The method most suitable for calculating oldest geological formations are U-Pb and Rb-Sr method not C14 as it is used for dating the recent events because of its small half life.
D Basava said:
9 years ago
According to me, the answer is c14.
Snehansh sinha said:
8 years ago
Yes, the answer should be C14. I agree.
Arun said:
8 years ago
According to me c14 is correct.
Post your comments here:
Quick links
Quantitative Aptitude
Verbal (English)
Reasoning
Programming
Interview
Placement Papers