Topics: Uses of Radioactive Radiation Quiz
For which of the following problems would a scientist most likely use carbon-14?
A. to calculate the age of the Earth’s oldest rocks
B. to calculate the age of a piece of bone
C. to identify the elements that make up a rock
D. to identify the elements that make up a bone
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Radioactive dating uses the half-life of different radioactive materials to provide information about the _______ of a sample.
A. purity
B. age
C. radioactivity
D. nuclear stability