Explanation: 1. Carbon-14 dating is described as a method for determining the age of an object containing organic material by using the properties of radiocarbon, a radioactive isotope of carbon.

How would you describe carbon-14?

Radiocarbon (carbon 14) is an isotope of the element carbon that is unstable and weakly radioactive. Carbon 14 is continually being formed in the upper atmosphere by the effect of cosmic ray neutrons on nitrogen 14 atoms. It is rapidly oxidized in air to form carbon dioxide and enters the global carbon cycle.