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| show | The natural breakdown of unstable atoms into more stable atom.
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| Absolute Age | show 🗑
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| The half-life for any given radioactive element is always | show 🗑
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| What will affect the half life of a radioactive isotope | show 🗑
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| show | Carbon -14
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| Why is carbon-14 not usually used to accurately date objects more than 50,000 years old? | show 🗑
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| radioactive element has a half life of 4.5 x 10 9th years? | show 🗑
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| If a radioactive element is placed under 50 tons of pressure, its half life will | show 🗑
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| If a specimen of a given radioactive substance is reduced in size, it's half life | show 🗑
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| A bone sample contains only 1/2 of its original radioactive c14 content. How old is the bones sample? | show 🗑
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| Which radioactive isotope disintegrates to lead (pb206)? | show 🗑
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