These steps are followed when using the half-life of carbon-14 to determine
the age of an object that contains carbon. What is the correct order of these
steps?
A. Measure the ratio of parent nuclei to daughter nuclei.
B. Use the half-life of carbon-14 to determine the number of half-lives
that have passed.
C. Use the number of half-lives that have passed to determine the age
of the object.
A. C, B, A
B. A, C, B
C. B, C, A
D. A, B, C