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How does radiocarbon dating work?

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All living things absorb C14 carbon while they are alive on earth. When they die, they stop absorbing C14 and it begins to decay. Radiocarbon dating measures the amount of carbon-14 left in human or plant remains, and then scientists can estimate the amount of time the thing has been dead

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