I WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST Which statement best describes why radioactive atoms can be used to date
materials?

A. The number of radioactive atoms in a substance increases over
many years.
B. The ratio of radioactive atoms to other kinds of atoms changes
over time.
C. Nonradioactive atoms in rocks eventually turn into radioactive
atoms.
D. The Sun interacting with atoms in a rock causes new atoms to
form over time.