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Biology 538

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Question:

Half-life

Author: Carson Kapinos



Answer:

Some isotopes (Carbon14) are radioactive and undergo decay over time at known rates. Living things absorb C-14 during their lives, but stop at death. So the older a fossil is, the less carbon it has.


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