When an electron moves from a higher energy shell to a lower one, energy in the form of light, more specifically a wavelength of a photon is released.
Explanation:
NaCl, HCl, NaOH, KCl, CH3COOH
Since the half life of the radioactive isotope is 4,000 years, after 4,000 years the amount of the isotope would decrease by half. (Hence the name, half life.) So, after 4,000 years, there would be half of the isotope left in the fossil.