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Carbon dating is best suited for determining the age of fossils of their age in years is of the order of

A

`10^3`

B

`10^4`

C

`10^5`

D

`10^6`

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Carbon dating is best suited for determining the age of fossils, if their age is of the order of `10^4` years.
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