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Radiometric Dating

Radiometric Dating. Radiometric dating is the comparison of the % of parent material to the % of ________________ material. (T/F) Rubidium/Strontium would be perfect to date Aztec cook fire sites. This is the time it takes for ½ of a radioactive material to decay to a more stable product.

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Radiometric Dating

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  1. Radiometric Dating

  2. Radiometric dating is the comparison of the % of parent material to the % of ________________ material. • (T/F) Rubidium/Strontium would be perfect to date Aztec cook fire sites. • This is the time it takes for ½ of a radioactive material to decay to a more stable product. • (T/F) Radiocarbon would be perfect to date Native America burial sites.

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  4. Radiometric dating is the comparison of the % of parent material to the % of ________________ material. • (T/F) Rubidium/Strontium would be perfect to date Aztec cook fire sites. • This is the time it takes for ½ of a radioactive material to decay to a more stable product. • (T/F) Radiocarbon would be perfect to date Native America burial sites.

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  6. Radiometric dating is the comparison of the % of parent material to the % of ________________ material. • (T/F) Rubidium/Strontium would be perfect to date Aztec cook fire sites. • This is the time it takes for ½ of a radioactive material to decay to a more stable product. • (T/F) Radiocarbon would be perfect to date Native America burial sites.

  7. 3. Half-life

  8. Radiometric dating is the comparison of the % of parent material to the % of ________________ material. • (T/F) Rubidium/Strontium would be perfect to date Aztec cook fire sites. • This is the time it takes for ½ of a radioactive material to decay to a more stable product. • (T/F) Radiocarbon would be perfect to date Native America burial sites.

  9. 4. True, it is good for anything that is recent and has a good % of carbon

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