Radioactive isotopes are used in dating materials from the distant past.Which of the following statements about radioactive dating techniques is true?
A) It gives the general ages of rock strata.( 1 million years) .
B) It gives exact ages of rock strata.( 1 year) .
C) It uses a technique in which the degree of radioactive decay is measured, the younger the rock the more radioactive decay.
D) It uses a technique in which the degree of radioactive decay is measured, the older the rock the more radioactive decay.
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