% Scientists believe that Earth's age is 4.5 billion years. Suppose you wanted to prove this and wanted to send samples of rocks to a mass spectrometer lab for analysis. The Lab will use the 238U-206pb method. The half-life value of 238U-206 Pb is 4.5 billion years. You would expect the lab results to show 238U and % 206 Pb. 100; 0 25; 75 ○ 75; 25 ○ 0; 100 O 50; 50

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Scientists believe that Earth's age is 4.5 billion years. Suppose you wanted to prove this and wanted to send samples of rocks to a mass spectrometer lab for
analysis. The Lab will use the 238U-206pb method. The half-life value of 238U-206 Pb is 4.5 billion years. You would expect the lab results to show
238U and
% 206 Pb.
100; 0
25; 75
○ 75; 25
○ 0; 100
O
50; 50
Transcribed Image Text:% Scientists believe that Earth's age is 4.5 billion years. Suppose you wanted to prove this and wanted to send samples of rocks to a mass spectrometer lab for analysis. The Lab will use the 238U-206pb method. The half-life value of 238U-206 Pb is 4.5 billion years. You would expect the lab results to show 238U and % 206 Pb. 100; 0 25; 75 ○ 75; 25 ○ 0; 100 O 50; 50
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