Why is the half-life of a radioisotope important for radioactive dating?
A. The half-life forms a type of clock used to calculate time passed.
B. The half-life of a radioisotope tells how long ago the element was
formed.
C. The age of an object is equal to the radioisotope with the longest
half-life in it.
D. The half-life gives the period over which the radioisotope doesn't
change.
