The ages of Moon rocks have been found through radioactive dating. One major difficulty with this technique is that:
A) the original abundances of the elements are not precisely known.
B) relatively large samples (approximately 10 cm in diameter) are needed for testing.
C) the half-lives of the elements are not precisely known.
D) the age of the Moon is greater than the half-life of any of the radioactive elements.
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