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How do scientists use radioactive decay to date fossil and artifacts?
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What types of elements are useful for dating materials?
Radioactive elements are used to date the age of rocks. Radioactive elements decay according to a known pattern. Scientists can use the elements of that pattern to determine when the rock with the original radioactive element was formed.
How do scientists use the rate at which radioactive elements decay in rocks?
they measure how long it takes for half of its unstable molecules to turn to more stable atoms, a half life
What does the half life of a radioisotope correspond to?
The length of time required for half of a sample of radioactive material to decay
What does it mean if a isotope is stable?
It means that it does not decay by emitting radioactive paticles.
A negative charged particle emitted during radioactive decay?
An electron during beta decay.
Why radioactive decay to date fossils and artifacts?
Because they want to sound smarticles
What is another way to age a fossil?
By radioactive decay process.
What can scientists learn from the rate at which radioactive elements decay?
fossils
Scientists used radioactive decay to measure what?
amount if living organism that is expected to radioactive isotope.
What is two ways scientists can date fossils found in earth?
Stratigraphy, the relative positon of fossils in a sediment bed, is a common method. Assuming the beds lie in their natural position.Dating by using radioactive decay is another method used mainly for sub-fossil material such as archaeological artifacts; or for materials of geological age.
What is the source of heat in the Earth's interior?
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What is the source of heat in the Earth interior?
The decay of radioactive isotopes.The decay of radioactive isotopes.The decay of radioactive isotopes.The decay of radioactive isotopes.
How does radiocarbon dating help scientists understand how old a fossil is?
Paleontologists can radioactively date a fossil by determining the amount of carbon-14 isotopes remaining in the specimen. Elements decay by half-lives, meaning that after one half-life, half of the sample's radioactive particles are gone.
Radioactive decay do not involve electrons?
Radioactive decay may or may not involve electrons. There are different types of radioactive decay.
Why scientists use radioactive dating?
To figure out how old something is based how long it takes elements in the sample to decay.
When radioactive isotopes break down into other elements the process is called?
radioactive decay
How is the radioactive decay of Krypton different from the radioactive decay of Americium?
The radioactive decay of americium 241 is by alpha disintegration; the disintegration of radioactive krypton isotopes is by beta particles emission.
