If a rock containing U-238 initially reads 37.2 counts per minute on a Geiger counter, what will its reading be 3 weeks later? ______counts per minute
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If a rock containing U-238 initially reads 37.2 counts per minute on a Geiger counter, what will its reading be 3 weeks later?
______counts per minute
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