64 O The isotope "K can decay to either "Ca or "Ar; assume both decays have a half-life of 1.26 x 10° y. The ratio of the Ca pro- duced to the Ar produced is 8.54/1 = 8.54. A sample originally had %3D only "K. It now has equal amounts of "K and Ar; that is, the ratio of K to Ar is 1/1 = 1. How old is the sample? (Hint: Work this like other radioactive-dating problems, except that this decay has two products.)

64 O The isotope "K can decay to either "Ca or "Ar; assume both decays have a half-life of 1.26 x 10° y. The ratio of the Ca pro- duced to the Ar produced is 8.54/1 = 8.54. A sample originally had %3D only "K. It now has equal amounts of "K and Ar; that is, the ratio of K to Ar is 1/1 = 1. How old is the sample? (Hint: Work this like other radioactive-dating problems, except that this decay has two products.)

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