What is measured in the radiocarbon dating of organic materials?
A. the increase of carbon-12 in a living organism
B. the ratio of carbon-14 to carbon-12 in a sample
C. the ratio of carbon-12 to carbon-14 in a sample
D. the decrease in carbon-12 in a decaying organism

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the ratio of carbon-14 to carbon-12 in a sample.
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The right option is; B. the ratio of carbon-14 to carbon-12 in a sample

Radiocarbon dating is a method that is used to determine the objective age of organic materials. This method uses the properties of radiocarbon. The amount of the radioactive isotope carbon-14 and the stable form of carbon (carbon-12) that is present in the sample is measured and the ratio of the carbon-14 to carbon-12 are compared against an internationally used reference standard