Problemas
Which method estimates the time of fossils based on radioactive carbon amounts and types? Relative dating Absolute dating geologic dating Molecular clocks
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Araceli
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B. Absolute dating
Explicación
## Step 1The question is asking for the method that estimates the age of fossils based on the amount and type of radioactive carbon. This is a description of absolute dating.## Step 2Absolute dating, also known as radiometric dating, involves the use of decay rates of radioactive isotopes to date rocks and fossils. This method provides a numerical age or range in contrast with relative dating which provides only an order of events.## Step 3The other options, such as relative dating, geologic dating, and molecular clocks, do not specifically estimate the age of fossils based on the amount and type of radioactive carbon.