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Chapter 10, Problem 7LR

The analysis of samples from layers G and F indicates the following proportions of parent isotope to daughter product. If the half-life of the parent is known to be 75 million years, what are the ages of the two layers?

	Parent	Daughter	Age
Layer G	50%	50%	___________-
Layer F	25%	75%	___________

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Ch. 10.4 - Prob. 1A Ch. 10.4 - Identify the types of unconformities in Figure...Ch. 10.5 - Prob. 1A Ch. 10.5 - Is rock layer I older or younger than layer H?...Ch. 10.5 - Is fault L older or younger than rock layer D?...Ch. 10.5 - Is igneous intrusion J older or younger than...Ch. 10.5 - Is the igneous intrusion labeled dike K older or...Ch. 10.5 - List the entire sequence of events, in order from...Ch. 10.6 - Prob. 1A Ch. 10.7 - Prob. 1A Ch. 10.7 - What is the geologic range of Lepidodendron, an...Ch. 10.7 - Imagine that you have discovered an outcrop of...Ch. 10.7 - What is the geologic range of the fossils shown in...Ch. 10.7 - What is the geologic range of the fossil shown in...Ch. 10.7 - Imagine that you have discovered a rock outcrop...Ch. 10.8 - If you had conducted this experiment 10 times and...Ch. 10.8 - What percentage of the original parent isotope...Ch. 10.8 - Prob. 4A Ch. 10.8 - Determine the numerical ages of rock samples that...Ch. 10.9 - Prob. 1A Ch. 10.9 - Prob. 2A Ch. 10.9 - Prob. 3A Ch. 10.9 - Prob. 4A Ch. 10.9 - Prob. 5A Ch. 10.10 - Prob. 1A Ch. 10.10 - Prob. 2A Ch. 10.10 - Prob. 3A Ch. 10 - Place the lettered features in proper sequence,...Ch. 10 - What type of unconformity separates layer G from...Ch. 10 - Which principle of relative dating did you apply...Ch. 10 - Which principle of relative dating did you use to...Ch. 10 - Explain how you can determine whether fault N is...Ch. 10 - If rock layer F is 150 million years old, and...Ch. 10 - The analysis of samples from layers G and F...Ch. 10 - What time interval is represented by the...Ch. 10 - Prob. 9LR

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