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Uranium – 235 has a half-life of 713 million years. Would uranium – 235 or carbon – 14 be more useful for dating Cambrian time explain

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Uranium-235 would be more useful for dating in Cambrian time because Cambrian time was 540 million years ago while the half life of carbon-14 is only 5,730 years
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