A certain moon rock was found to contain equal numbers of potassium and argon atoms. Assume that
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A certain moon rock was found to contain equal numbers of potassium and argon atoms. Assume that all the argon is the result of radioactive decay of potassium (its half-life is about 1.28 x 109 years) and that one of every nine potassium atom disintegrations yields an argon atom. What is the age of the rock, measured from the time it contained only potassium?
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Taking t 0 when the rock contained only potassium and t T now we see that the amount Qt of ...View the full answer
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Differential Equations And Linear Algebra
ISBN: 9780134497181
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Authors: C. Edwards, David Penney, David Calvis
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