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which two of the following cannot be dated using the carbon 14 dating method? Choose two from paper, pollen, leather, coal, bones, hair, egg shells, carboniferous limestone, wood, rope

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carboniferous limestone and rope

Step-by-step explanation:

Scientists use carbon dating to determine the age of biological artifacts up to 50,000 years old, however not all materials can be dated with the carbon 14 method. Most, if not all, organic compounds can be dated.

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