APPLICATIONS+INVESTIGATIONS IN EARTH
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Chapter 10.8, Problem 4A
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The age of granite.
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The process by which radioactive materials are used for detecting the absolute age of rocks is termed as radiometric dating. The unstable isotope that decays into new and stable isotope is termed as parent isotope. However, the new and stable isotope is called the daughter isotope. The time taken by the parent isotope to convert into half of the daughter isotope is known as the half-life.
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APPLICATIONS+INVESTIGATIONS IN EARTH
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