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  • 11-01-2021
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Which radioactive element is used to determine the absolute age of Holocene animal remains? why?
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aishahamad
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  • 11-01-2021
As a substance ages, the relative amount of carbon-14 decreases. Carbon is removed from the atmosphere by plants during the process of photosynthesis. Animals consume this carbon when they eat plants or other animals that have eaten plants. Therefore carbon-14 dating can be used to date plant and animal remains.
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