Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (8th Edition)
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780321934529
Author: Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa, Kenneth G. Pinzke
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 9.8, Problem 4A
Summary Introduction
The age of granite.
Introduction:
The process by which radioactive materials are used for detecting the absolute age of rocks is termed as radiometric dating. The unstable isotope that decays into new and stable isotope is termed as parent isotope. However, the new and stable isotope is called the daughter isotope. The time taken by the parent isotope to convert into half of the daughter isotope is known as the half-life.
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