Chemistry: An Atoms-Focused Approach (Second Edition)
Chemistry: An Atoms-Focused Approach (Second Edition)
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ISBN: 9780393614053
Author: Thomas R. Gilbert, Rein V. Kirss, Stacey Lowery Bretz, Natalie Foster
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 21, Problem 21.112QA
Interpretation Introduction

To find:

a) A balanced nuclear equation for the decay of K 40 by identifying the missing isotope or particle

b) Why might K 40 decay by two different pathways

c) The age of rock if the ratio of Ar 40 to K 40 in a rock is found to be 0.435

d) Why don’t geologist measure the Ca 40: K 40 ratio

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