Radioactive Dating

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Questions (11)

You find a piece of cloth painted with organic dye. By analyzing the dye, you find that only 83 % of the carbon-14 originally in
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2. asked by sprite
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Which of the following statements about radioactive dating is true?a. Radioactive decay is the rate at which new atoms form. b.
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2. asked by Anonymous
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1. Radioactive dating works by measuring theratio of isotopes *** amount of radioactivity absorbed radioactivity left time it
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2. asked by (>.<)
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When any radioactive dating method is used, experimental error in the measurement of the sample's activity leads to error in the
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2. asked by Beth
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SCIENCEWhich quantity helps determine absolute age if Rick's and fossils? a. The difference between the number of protons and
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2. asked by Dora
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A 10 kg sample from a living plant has actiuity 30 000 Bq due to Carbon-14. A 500g sample of the same type of plant but dead has
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2. asked by Culvin
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A rock containing 238U and 206Pb was examined to determine its appropriate age. The molar ratio of 206Pb to 238U was 0.1462.
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2. asked by Jude
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How would I go about solving this problem?a granite contains150 parts per million (by atomic proportion) ppma of 235 U and 1050
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2. asked by camille
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An artifact was found and tested for its carbon-14 content. If 83% of the original carbon-14 was still present, what is its
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2. asked by Anonymous
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Scientists Use Radioactive Dating for wich of the FollowingA-Identifying the relative ages of rock layers B-**determinating the
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2. asked by qwertyuiop[
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Decaying _____ help scientists determine the actual age of fossils.sediment radioactive elements minerals animal fossils
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