WHAT IS CARBON DATING EXPLAINED IN HINDI| CLASS 10| CLASS 12| UPSC| CARBON ISOTOPE #shorts

WHAT IS CARBON DATING EXPLAINED IN HINDI| CLASS 10| CLASS 12| UPSC| CARBON ISOTOPE Recently, a Varanasi district court has rejected the plea to conduct carbon-dating of the disputed structure known to have been found inside the premises of the Gyanvapi Mosque. What is Carbon Dating? About:Carbon dating is a widely-used method to establish the age of organic materials, things that were once living.Living things have carbon in them in various forms. The dating method is based on the fact that Carbon-14 (C-14) is radioactive, and decays at a well-known rate. C-14 is an isotope of carbon with an atomic mass of 14.The most abundant isotope of carbon in the atmosphere is C-12 .A very small amount of C-14 is also present.The ratio of C-12 to C-14 in the atmosphere is almost static, and is known. The Carbon Dating method cannot be used to determine the age of non-living things like rocks, for example.Also, the age of things that are more than 40,000-50,000 years old cannot be arrived at through carbon dating.This is because after 8-10 cycles of half-lives, the amount of C-14 becomes almost very small and is almost undetectable.