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True or False: Gaps in the rock record are of no importance to geologists because no rocks exist from the gap to be studied.
 
  Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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What results from instability in an atom?
 
  A) Instability results in the implosion of the element.
  B) Instability results in the explosion of the element.
  C) Instability causes a transformation of an unstable isotope to a stable one by changing the number of protons, neutrons, or both.
  D) Instability causes a transformation of an unstable isotope by ridding itself of a certain amount of electrons.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: FALSE

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C


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Reply #2 on: Jul 16, 2018
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