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Radioactive age

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-009861

The time elapsed since the formation of a material, determined by measuring the relative abundances of a radioactive parent nuclide and its stable daughter products. This dating method relies on the known, constant decay rates of specific radioisotopes. It is widely used in geology and archaeology.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CHM-009861
FieldChemistry
SubjectAnalytical Chemistry
ReferencesPAC, 1982, 54, 1533. 'Glossary of terms used in nuclear analytical chemistry (Provisional)' on page 1549 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198254081533)
See alsoNuclear decay; Radioactive
Record as JSON
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  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The time elapsed since the formation of a material, determined by measuring the relative abundances of a radioactive parent nuclide and its stable daughter products. This dating method relies on the known, constant decay rates of specific radioisotopes. It is widely used in geology and archaeology.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
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  "references": [
    "PAC, 1982, 54, 1533. 'Glossary of terms used in nuclear analytical chemistry (Provisional)' on page 1549 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198254081533)"
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/radioactive-age/"
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