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Chemistry

How Isotopes Are Used in Radiometric Dating Techniques

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Carbon-14 dating can only date organic materials up to about 50,000 years old, while uranium-lead dating can date rocks billions of years old.

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Did you know that the same carbon atoms in your body can reveal how old an ancient Egyptian mummy is?