Calculate Rock Age

In groups of 3...

• A rock sample contains

  • 200,000 atoms of 235U
  • 600,000 atoms of 207Pb
• How many atoms of 235U were there originally?
• What is ratio (235U today)/ (235U originally)?
• How many half-lives have elapsed?
• How old is the rock?

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