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Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
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Chapter 18.2, Problem 1TC
Uranium-235, with a half-life of 713 million years, decays to lead-207. If you analyze a rock and find that it contains uranium-235 and lead-207 in a ratio of 1:1, how old is the rock (assuming that decay of uranium-235 is the only source of lead-207)?
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