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Ch.20 - Radioactivity and Nuclear Chemistry

Chapter 20, Problem 91

The half-life of 238U is 4.5⨉109 yr. A sample of rock of mass 1.6 g produces 29 dis/s. Assuming all the radioactivity is due to 238U, find the percent by mass of 238U in the rock.

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