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Question 1

A rock contains 0.413 mg of lead-206 for each milligram of uranium-238. The for the decay of uranium-238 to lead-206 is 4.5 × 109 y. The rock was formed ________ y. ago.
◦ 4.80 × 109
◦ 3.10 × 109
◦ 2.53 × 109
◦ 7.34 × 109
◦ 1.86 × 109

Question 2

Potassium-40 decays to argon-40 with a half-life of 1.27 × 109 yr. The age of a mineral sample that has a mass ratio of 40Ar to 40K of 0.412 is ________ y.
◦ 2.26 × 109
◦ 1.62 × 109
◦ 7.55 × 108
◦ 6.32 × 108
◦ 5.23 × 108
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Reply #1 on: Nov 18, 2019
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