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What is the name of that system, which uses radioactivity to decide the period of materials of-pre-historic period ?

Correct answer: C. Carbon dating

  • A. Radium dating
  • B. Uranium dating
  • C. Carbon dating
  • D. Deuterium dating

Explanation

Carbon dating estimates the age of once-living material by measuring the remaining radioactive carbon-14 and comparing it with its known decay rate. It is useful for archaeological materials within a limited age range.

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