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Radiometric dating methods, such as carbon-14 dating depend on what type of decay?

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Radiometric dating methods, such as carbon-14 dating depend on what type of decay?

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The age of a rock in years is its absolute age. The main evidence for absolute age comes from radiometric dating methods, such as carbon-14 dating. These methods depend on radioactive decay.

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