A moon rock collected by a U.S. Apollo mission is estimated to be 3.90 billion years old by uranium/lead dating. Assuming that the rock did not contain any lead when it was formed, what is the current mass of 206Pb in the rock, if it currently contains 1.340 g of 238U? The half-life of 238U is 4.47 × 10° years. 206 Pb mass: 1.1 g Incorrect

A moon rock collected by a U.S. Apollo mission is estimated to be 3.90 billion years old by uranium/lead dating. Assuming that the rock did not contain any lead when it was formed, what is the current mass of 206Pb in the rock, if it currently contains 1.340 g of 238U? The half-life of 238U is 4.47 × 10° years. 206 Pb mass: 1.1 g Incorrect

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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