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Ch.20 - Nuclear Chemistry

Chapter 20, Problem 70

Uranium-238 has a half-life of 4.47 * 109 years and decays through a series of events to yield lead-206. Estimate the age of a rock that contains 105 mmol of 238U and 33 mmol of 206Pb. Assume all the 206Pb is from the decay of 238U.

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