Nuclear Physics And Radioactivity Question 253

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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