A meteor has a Pb-206: U-238 mass ratios of 0.755:1.00. What is the age of the meteor? (Uranium-238 decays to lead-206 with a half-life of 4.5 x109 years) O a. 4.10 x 10+9 years O b. 4.10 x 10-9 years O c. 7.46 x 10*9 years O d. 7.46 x 1099 years

A meteor has a Pb-206: U-238 mass ratios of 0.755:1.00. What is the age of the meteor? (Uranium-238 decays to lead-206 with a half-life of 4.5 x109 years) O a. 4.10 x 10+9 years O b. 4.10 x 10-9 years O c. 7.46 x 10*9 years O d. 7.46 x 1099 years

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A meteor has a Pb-206: U-238 mass ratios of 0.755:1.00. What is the age of the meteor? (Uranium-238 decays to lead-206
with a half-life of 4.5 x109 years)
O a. 4.10 x 10+9 years
O b. 4.10 x 10-9 years
O c. 7.46 x 10*9 years
O d. 7.46 x 1099 years

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