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The document discusses four radiometric dating methods used to determine the absolute ages of fossils and rocks: 1) Potassium-argon dating uses the radioactive decay of potassium-40 into argon, with a half-life of 1.3 billion years, to date rocks over 100,000 years old. 2) Uranium-lead dating uses the decay of uranium-238 into lead-206, with a half-life of 4.5 billion years, to date rocks over 10 million years old. 3) Rubidium-strontium dating uses the decay of rubidium-87 into strontium-87, with a half-lif
- Author
- Princess Marmaya
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- EN