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What is the relationship between radioactive decay and radiometric dating?

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Radiometric dating, is called radioactive dating, is a technique used to determine the age of materials such as rocks. It is based on a comparison between the observed abundance of a naturally occurring radioactive isotope and its decay products, using known decay rates.

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