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*It finds the age of formally living things
*This process is known as radioactive dating
*Also known as carbon dating
What is radioactive decay?
Radioactive decay is the spontaneous breakdown of an atomic nucleus resulting in the release of energy and matter from the nucleus. Remember that a radioisotope has unstable nuclei that does not have enough binding energy to hold the nucleus together.
*It finds the age of formally living things
*This process is known as radioactive dating
*Also known as carbon dating
What is radioactive decay?
Radioactive decay is the spontaneous breakdown of an atomic nucleus resulting in the release of energy and matter from the nucleus. Remember that a radioisotope has unstable nuclei that does not have enough binding energy to hold the nucleus together.