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Title: Which of the following is NOT true regarding potassium-argon and argon-argon dating methods?
Post by: Dr.Vista on Jan 15, 2018
Which of the following is NOT true regarding potassium-argon and argon-argon dating methods?
 
  a. The more argon-40 in a sample relative to potassium-40, the older the sample.
  b. They are as precise as radiocarbon dating.
  c. Their maximum age range is theoretically the age of the earth.
  d. They are useful for dating the age of the formation of a particular layer of volcanic sediment.
  e. They are based on the fact that radioactive isotopes decay at known rates.


Title: Which of the following is NOT true regarding potassium-argon and argon-argon dating methods?
Post by: Evil Adam on Jan 15, 2018
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