Archaeologists use radioactive decay of an isotope of the element ________ because it has a fairly short half-life and is found

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Archaeologists use radioactive decay of an isotope of the element ________ because it has a fairly short half-life and is found

in anything that was once living.
cobalt
uranium
carbon
technetium

Biology

1 answer:

mart [117] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-28T04:41:21+03:00

<h2>Answer:</h2>

Carbon

<h2>Explanation:</h2>

Carbon is essential part of living organisms. Scientist use carbon isotopes for dating purposes but the problem with carbon isotopes is also limited as Carbon dating only works for objects that are younger than about 50,000 years, and most rocks of interest are older than that