Carbon-14 is the typical radioisotope used to date materials; however, it has a limitation to 40,000 years. A scientist who wants to date materials older than 40,000 years would most likely use which radioisotope?

uranium-238
rubidium-91
iodine-131
cobalt-60

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uranium-238

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