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RUBIDIUM-STRONTIUM DATING

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There is 1 meaning of the phrase Rubidium-Strontium Dating.

Rubidium-Strontium Dating - as a noun

Geological dating based on the proportions of radioactive rubidium into its decay product strontium; radioactive rubidium has a half-life of 47,000,000,000 years

Example Sentences

"Scientists use rubidium-strontium dating to study the evolution of rocks over time."
"The rubidium-strontium dating technique relies on the decay of rubidium-87 to strontium-87."
"By measuring the ratio of these isotopes, scientists can calculate the age of the sample using rubidium-strontium dating."
"One of the advantages of rubidium-strontium dating is that it can provide dates for rocks older than those obtained by carbon-14 dating."
"The accuracy of rubidium-strontium dating depends on the initial concentration of rubidium-87 and the decay rate of the isotope."
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