2007-11-26 05:35:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
i would say the 1/2 life of carbon is too long,Carbon-14 has a half-life of 5730 years
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2007-11-26 05:44:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Other responders are right about the fact that 2 months is a very short time compared to the half-life of C14. An additional problem is that C14 dating only tells you how long ago the organism _died_ (in this case, how long ago the cotton was picked from the field). That doesn't necessarily bear a relationship to when the cotton was turned into fabric.
2007-11-26 06:00:17 · answer #2 · answered by RickB 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This and other forms of radiological dating work over long time periods, thousands to many many thousands of years. The amount of radioactive decay in a few months or even quite a few years is too small to be accurately measured. The first answer is correct, it is because of the length of the half life.
2007-11-26 05:42:10 · answer #3 · answered by Gary H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The half life of C-14 is too short.
2007-11-26 05:39:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋