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James wants to estimate the absolute age of an animal fossil. However, test results show that the fossil doesn’t contain any atoms of carbon-14. What can James conclude about the lack of carbon-14? A. The animal, whether living or dead, never had carbon-14 in its system. B. The animal’s carbon-14 decayed long before the animal died. C. Finding another fossil nearby without carbon-14 will guarantee that he has matching fossils. D. Without carbon-14, it will be an impossible task to estimate the age of the fossil. E. Without carbon-14, James can use relative dating to estimate the age of the fossil.

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James' assessment of the absence of carbon-14 is;  option E. without carbon-14, James can use relative dating to estimate the age of the fossil

How to utilize relative dating in estimation

James can utilize relative dating, which can be used as a substitute to determine the age of fossils in the absence of Carbon-14, which is essential for Carbon dating, as Carbon-14 is not present in the animal fossils he is studying.

A scientific method of identifying an object's age in relation to another is called relative dating ( i.e. determining the relative order of events ).

We can therefore draw the conclusion that James can estimate the age of the fossil using relative dating in the absence of carbon-14.

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