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Arte-miy333 [17]
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How are radioactive isotopes used to determine the absolute age of igneous rock

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1 answer:
Sonbull [250]2 years ago
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Answer:

Radioactive isotopes are unstable and will decay. ... The isotopes will decay into a stable isotope over time. Scientists can tell how old the rock was from looking at the radioactive isotope's half-life, which tells them how long it would take for there to be half the radioactive isotope and half the stable isotope.

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