Radiometric dating
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radiometric-dating-188-7304900
title:
Radiometric dating
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Radiometric dating, radioactive dating or radioisotope dating is a technique which is used to date materials such as rocks or carbon, in which trace radioactive impurities were selectively incorporated when they were formed. The method compares the abundance of a naturally occurring radioactive isotope within the material to the abundance of its decay products, which form at a known constant rate of decay. The use of radiometric dating was first published in 1907 by Bertram Boltwood and is now t
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Technique used to date materials such as rocks or carbon
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiometric_dating
date created:
2001-11-27T00:19:01Z
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2024-09-08T20:01:35Z
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