Radioactive dating

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-009863",
  "term": "Radioactive dating",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A method for determining the age of an object or material by measuring the relative abundance of a radioactive isotope and its stable daughter products. This technique relies on the known, constant decay rate of the parent radionuclide. Carbon-14 dating is a common application for organic materials up to approximately 50,000 years old, while uranium-lead dating is used for much older geological samples.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "daughter product",
    "radioactive",
    "radioactive age"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1982, 54, 1533. 'Glossary of terms used in nuclear analytical chemistry (Provisional)' on page 1539 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198254081533)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/radioactive-dating/"
}