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    Which of the Following Radioactive Isotopes Could Be Used to Date
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Which of the Following Radioactive Isotopes Could Be Used to Date

Question 54

Question 54

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Which of the following radioactive isotopes could be used to date very old (3 billion year old) rocks?


A) uranium-238
B) potassium-40
C) uranium-235
D) all of the above

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