How do scientists use radioactive to date fossils and arifacts

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Logan Bonilla

2 December, 16:10

How do scientists use radioactive to date fossils and arifacts

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Scientists use radioactive decay to date fossils and artifacts through a process called "carbon dating," which measures the amount of carbon still left in a dead object. The less carbon that exists, the longer that animal or plant as been dead.