GK QUESTION#3192
Which radioactive isotope, with a half-life commonly stated as about 5730 years, is used to estimate the age of organic materials such as paper and parchment?
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C. ¹⁴C
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Carbon-14 is the radioactive carbon isotope used in radiocarbon dating of once-living material, including paper and parchment. University radiocarbon laboratories commonly describe its half-life as about 5730 years. Calendar dating also requires calibration.