True or false: A fossil whose age is determined by radiometric dating would be considered very old if only the smallest amount of radioactivity remained.

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The less radioactivity remaining in a sample, the older it is considered because radioactive elements decay over time, and a small amount of radioactivity indicates that much of the original radioactive material has already decayed.

True or False: a Fossil Whose Age Is Determined by Radiometric