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What type of material has to be present in a rock to use radioactive
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Carbon content or layer of potassium like sediments is the type of material has to be present in a rock to use radioactive dating.

Step-by-step explanation:

  • Radioactive dating is known to be the process in which the age of fossil fuels and other materials with the help of carbon content in it.
  • Mostly potassium, uranium, and carbon are used for this type of process. It is a type of process in which the organic material age is determined which are younger about 50 thousand years.
  • Now as a recent trend there exist a dating method called potassium-argon dating method in which the age of the rocks is found especially.

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