Lab Report Objective Explain the purpose of your lab. Procedure List the experiment procedures. Some steps have been filled in for you. You may need to adjust the numbers to match the steps you decide on. 1. Identify the variables. 2. Write out your hypothesis in an if/then format. 3. Gather your materials. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Analyze the data. 10. Analyze the data. Data Analysis Label a data table so that the experimenter can record observations for the sand and water temperatures at various points. Conclusion Explain what the experimenter should include in this section to show how the data proved the hypothesis.

answer: carbon 14 can only be used to determine the age of the organisms that were once living, and igneous rocks are non living.

explanation:

carbon 14 dating is used to determine the age of the sample by estimating the amount of carbon 14 present in the sample and then comparing it with a reference standard.carbon 14 is a isotope of carbon which is radioactive and unstable. carbon 14 is assimilated by all plants and animals throughout their life from carbon dioxide. however, one the organisms die they stop this assimilation and the carbon 14 content starts to decrease.by knowing how much of carbon 14 is left in an organism after his death, one can estimate the age of the organism. the materials whose age can be estimated by carbon 14 method are the organic compounds. however, some inorganic compounds such as aragonite   shell can also be dated.however, if we consider the igneous rocks it is a non living component which never accumulated carbon 14 in it and thus, we cannot use carbon 14 dating method to estimate its age.