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What type of material do you find Carbon 14?2) It is found in soft material1) It is found in organic material3) It is found only in rocks

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  1. Carbon-14 is primarily found in organic material. This is because it is a naturally occurring isotope that is formed in the atmosphere and absorbed by living organisms throughout their life.

  2. While it's true that Carbon-14 can be found in soft materials, it's important to clarify that this is because many organic materials (like plants and animal tissues) are soft. However, not all soft materials contain Carbon-14.

  3. Carbon-14 is not typically found in rocks. Rocks do not absorb Carbon-14 from the atmosphere, and any Carbon-14 that was present in the organisms that became fossilized in the rock would have decayed long ago. The primary method of dating rocks is through other isotopes such as Uranium-238 or Potassium-40.

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