Question

question 9
1 pts
carbon dating requires that the object being tested contain
organic material.
inorganic material.
charcoal.
sugar molecules

Explanation:

Carbon dating is a method used to determine the age of an object containing organic material by measuring the amount of carbon - 14 it has. Organic materials are those that were once part of a living organism (or are derived from living organisms), and they contain carbon - 14 which is used in the dating process. Inorganic materials do not contain carbon - 14 in a form suitable for carbon dating. Charcoal is a type of organic material, but the general requirement for carbon dating is organic material (not just charcoal specifically). Sugar molecules are a type of organic molecule, but again the broader and correct requirement is organic material. So the object being tested in carbon dating must contain organic material.

Answer:

A. organic material.