Nuclear Physics And Radioactivity Question 253
Question: The age of a rock containing lead and uranium is equal to $ 1.5\times 10^{9}yrs $ . The uranium is decaying into lead with half-life equal to $ 4.5\times 10^{9}yrs $ . Find the ratio of lead to uranium present in the rock, assuming initially no lead was present in the rock. (Given $ {{2}^{1/3}} $ - 1.259)
Solution:
Answer: 4.00
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