Does radiometric dating produce exact results
11-Mar-2020 18:39
The atoms of some chemical elements have different forms, called isotopes.These break down over time in a process scientists call radioactive decay.All radiometric dating methods measure isotopes in some way.Most directly measure the amount of isotopes in rocks, using a mass spectrometer.
Radiocarbon dating measures radioactive isotopes in once-living organic material instead of rock, using the decay of carbon-14 to nitrogen-14.Others measure the subatomic particles that are emitted as an isotope decays.
