Radioactive dating - how does it tell us how old rocks are?

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GEO Podcast

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vor 3 Jahren

Rocks can contain radioactive elements that breakdown (decay)
over time at a set rate. We can use this decay to work out
the age of the rocks. In this episode, we do a brief look
at the process, and how we know it works.

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