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Element used in Radioactive clock method to determine age of fossils is/are:

Option: 1

Uranium


Option: 2

Lead


Option: 3

Mercury

 


Option: 4

Both (a) and (b)


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Radioactive clock method -

Also known as Uranium lead method. This is also a method of determining the age of igneous rocks of the earth's crusts

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This method is based upon the distintegration propery of radioactive elements like one million gram of Uranium produces Y7600 gram of lead 206 (PB_{206}) in one year. half life of Uranium is 4500,000,000 years

 

 Correct option is 1

 

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