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23 May, 00:26

In your own words explain how the process of radioactive decay is used to accurately date fossils

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  1. 23 May, 03:06
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    It preserves them. Carbon-14, the radioactive isotope of carbon used in carbon dating has a half-life of 5730 years, so it decays too fast. It can only be used to date fossils younger than about 75,000 years.
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