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Radiometric dating.

Not of the fossil though, but of the igneous rock above and below the sedimentary rock the fossil lies in.

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Scientists use the relative amount of stable and unstable isotopes in an object to determine its age.


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Unstable isotopes can be chemically reactive.


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Unstable isotopes are radioactive isotopes, can disintegrate and emit radiations.


Hydrogen has how many unstable isotopes?

Hydrogen has 1 unstable isotope, and 2 stable isotopes.


Are All isotope unstable?

Not all isotopes are unstable. But now more than 3 000 unstable isotopes are known, artificial or natural.


Which element in group 16 has unstable isotopes?

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What is the measuring of the ratio of unstable and stable atoms in a rock sample to determine the age of the fossil it contains?

The process is called radiometric dating. It measures the ratio of unstable isotopes to stable isotopes in a rock sample to calculate the age of the fossil within the rock. Decay of unstable isotopes, like carbon-14 or uranium-238, into stable isotopes occurs at a known rate, allowing scientists to deduce the age of the fossil.


What is stable and unstable isotopes?

Some isotopes are stable, others are unstable.


Why are some isotopes called radioactive?

These isotopes are unstable and emit radiation.