Carbon Dating, Cold Fusion, and a Curve Ball

by David D. Moon

Book Overview

Paleontologists and geologists are interested in the ages of fossils, rocks, and minerals, from which they deduce the ages of geologic strata in the Geologic Column. Scientists make use of radioactive dating methods, such as the radioactive decays of carbon 14, uranium 238, and thorium 232 in fossils and minerals. Accurate age determinations depend on knowing the rate of the radioactive emissions and the relative amounts of initial and product elements...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1698710097
• ISBN13: 9781698710099
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"