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Chapter 19, Problem 25E
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The mass of Pb- 206 and U- 238 in a rock is given. Assuming that the rock did not contain any Pb- 206 at the time of formation, the age of the rock is to be calculated.

Concept introduction: Decay constant is the quantity that expresses the rate of decrease of number of atoms of a radioactive element per second. Half life is defined as the time required for the number of nuclides to reach half of the original value.

To determine:The age of the rock.

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