A laboratory investigation shows that a sample of uranium ore contains 5.66 mg of 92U and 2.56 mg of 82 Pb. Calculate the age (in y) of the ore. (The half-life of 4.47x 109 y. The mass of a 92U atom is 238.050783 amu, and the mass of a 238 92U is 206 82 32Pb atom is 205.974449 amu.)

A laboratory investigation shows that a sample of uranium ore contains 5.66 mg of 92U and 2.56 mg of 82 Pb. Calculate the age (in y) of the ore. (The half-life of 4.47x 109 y. The mass of a 92U atom is 238.050783 amu, and the mass of a 238 92U is 206 82 32Pb atom is 205.974449 amu.)

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A laboratory investigation shows that a sample of uranium ore contains 5.66 mg of 92U and 2.56 mg of 82Pb. Calculate the age (in y) of the ore. (The half-life of 2U is
238
206
238
4.47 x 10⁹ y. The mass of a
t
y
Supporting Materials
238
206
U atom is 238.050783 amu, and the mass of a
82 Pb atom is 205.974449 amu.)

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