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Which of the following mineral types can you use radiometric dating on?


Homogeneous


Inorganic


Radioactive


Ore

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The right option is; Radioactive

Radioactive minerals are the type of minerals that you can use radiometric dating on.

Radioactive minerals are minerals that contain naturally occurring radioactive elements (such as uranium and thorium) in their structure. Radioactive elements are elements that are composed of emitting alpha, beta, and gamma rays and disintegrating nuclei. The rate of radioactivity of minerals is based on the isotope and concentration available in the mineral.

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The correct answer is option C, Radioactive

Explanation:

Radioactive dating is a process by which age of a rock or any other thing is determined only if it has a radioactive isotope in it.  Radioactive dating concept is based on the determination of half life of radioactive isotopes. Half life is basically a period in which a radioactive isotope reduces to half of its original mass. Thus though radioactive dating the present mass and thus the number of half lives of the element is determined which later on is calibrated to determine the age of the object (having radioactive isotopes)

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