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guapka [62]
3 years ago
6

The ratio of oxygen-16 and oxygen-18 isotopes in plankton fossils in deep-sea sediments can be used to determine ________.

Chemistry
2 answers:
r-ruslan [8.4K]3 years ago
3 0
<span>The ratio of oxygen-16 and oxygen-18 isotopes in plankton fossils in deep-sea sediments can be used to determine past temperatures.</span>
kolbaska11 [484]3 years ago
3 0

Answer;

-past temperatures

The ratio of oxygen-16 and oxygen-18 isotopes in plankton fossils in deep-sea sediments can be used to determine past temperatures.

Explanation;

-O-16 will evaporate more readily than O-18 since it is lighter, therefore; during a warm period, the relative amount of O-18 will increase in the ocean waters since more of the O-16 is evaporating.

-Hence, looking at the ratio of O16 to O18 in the past can give clues about global temperatures.

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