A scientist is using potassium-40, which is a radioactive isotope of potassium, to find the absolute age of a fossil by radiometric dating. The scientist determines that about three-fourths of the original potassium-40 atoms in the fossil now remain in the fossil
What additional information is necessary for the scientist to determine the absolute age of the fossit?
A. the identity of an index fossi
B. the harde of potassium-40
C. the atomic mass of potassium-40
D. the total mass of the fossa moving to another question will see this response
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