Radiometric dating uses the decay of              to             to determine how old fossils of biological material are using the rate of decay. Group of answer choices 14C, 12C 14N, 12C 12C, 14N 14C, 14N

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Radiometric dating uses the decay of              to             to determine how old fossils of biological material are using the rate of decay.

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14C, 12C
14N, 12C
12C, 14N
14C, 14N
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Radiometric dating determines the age of historical objects in years via measuring the occurrence of a short-lived radioactive element.

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