1. The age of the Dead Sea Scrolls was determined by carbon-14 dating. Could this technique have worked if they had been carved on stone tablets? Explain. 2. The uranium ores of the Athabasca Basin...

1. The age of the Dead Sea Scrolls was determined by carbon-14 dating. Could this technique have worked if they had been carved on stone tablets? Explain.

2. The uranium ores of the Athabasca Basin deposits of Saskatchewan, Canada, are unusually pure, containing up to 70, uranium oxides. Why doesn’t this uranium ore undergo an explosive chain reaction?