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Because radioactive decay is a nuclear process, the rate of radioactive decay is totally unaffected by any external factors. Unlike chemical reactions, therefore, there is no dependency on temperature, or pressure, or any of the other environmental factors which affect the rate at which normal chemical reactions occur. This is the reason why radioactive decay chronometers, such as 14C, Ar-Ar, and U-series methods, are so important in geology and archaeology - they provide an absolute clock . 

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