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In moon rock sample the ratio of the number of stable argon-40 atoms present to the number of radioactive potassium-40 atoms is 7:1. Assume that all the argon atoms were produced by the decay of potassium atoms, with a half-life of 2.5 xx 10^(9_ yr. The age of the rock is |
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Answer» `2.5 xx10^(9)` YR |
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