Ask Question
9 August, 18:14

What is the maximum age of a fossil that we could date using 40k?

+1
Answers (1)
  1. 9 August, 20:42
    0
    Dinosaur fossils are often dated by using an element other than carbon, like potassium-40, that has a longer half life (in this case, approximately 1.25 billion years). Suppose the minimum detectable amount is 0.1% and a dinosaur is dated with 40K to be 69 million years old.
Know the Answer?
Not Sure About the Answer?
Find an answer to your question ✅ “What is the maximum age of a fossil that we could date using 40k? ...” in 📘 Geography if you're in doubt about the correctness of the answers or there's no answer, then try to use the smart search and find answers to the similar questions.
Search for Other Answers