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. Which of the following statements is FALSE? A. Scientists can date any radioactive material back only three half-lives; after this there's not enough parent material left to measure. B. Carbon-14 dating
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. Which of the following statements is FALSE? A. Scientists can date any radioactive material back only three half-lives; after this there's not enough parent material left to measure. B. Carbon-14 dating is used to date material that was once alive and has not been petrified. C. Isotopic dating can be used only in a closed system, where neither parent nor daughter material has escaped. D. Isotopic dating of igneous rocks tells you when the magma or lava cooled to a solid. E. The "radiometric clock" starts when a radioactive mineral cools below its closure temperature.

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C. Isotopic dating can be used only in a closed system, where neither parent nor daughter material has escaped

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