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Because carbon is found in nearly all organic, i.e. presently or formerly living, organisms.
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C-14 decays into N-14, not C-12
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Carbon dating is based on comparing the ratios of C12/C14 to the ratios found in samples of known age (dated by other means) and extrapolation.
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