-Describe How the Half-Live of Radioactive Elements Can Be Used

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Essay

-Describe how the half-live of radioactive elements can be used to determine the age of rock through radiometric dating.

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Definitions:

Adjusting Entry

A record created at the conclusion of a financial period to distribute revenues and expenses to the timeframe they were truly incurred.

Supplies Expense

Costs incurred from the purchase of supplies that are used within the operation of a business.

Credit

An accounting entry that decreases assets or increases liabilities and equity on the company's balance sheet, or in the context of banking, the provision of funds or resources to a recipient.

Prepaid Expenses

Costs paid in advance for goods or services that will be used or consumed over time, recorded as assets on the balance sheet.