Answer:
The age of the rock = 2800.6 million years = 2.8 billion years.
A simple method of analysis similar to Carbon dating is used to obtain the required age of the rock. Radioactive substances decay according to first order reaction kinetics. So, plugging all the required parameters into the general equation for amount of substance left in a first order decay gives us the age of the rock.
Explanation:
Half life of Uranium-235 = 700 million years (from literature)
The decay of radioactive substances follow first order reaction kinetics.
The general equation is given as
A(t) = A₀ e⁻ᵏᵗ
A(t) = Amount of radioactive substance left after a particular time = 6.25%
A₀ = initial amount of radioactive substance = 100%
t = time that has passed since the beginning = age of the rock = ?
k = decay constant
The decay constant is related to the half life (T) through the relation,
k = (In 2)/T
k = (0.693/700) = 0.00099 /million years
A(t) = A₀ e⁻ᵏᵗ
6.25 = 100 e⁻ᵏᵗ
0.0625 = e⁻ᵏᵗ
In e⁻ᵏᵗ = In 0.0625 = -2.7726
-kt = - 2.7726
t = (2.7726/0.00099) = 2800.6 million years
t = 2.8 billion years.
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The moon's volatile elements evaporate early in the moons history do to violent impact.
Answer:
Explanation:
New Zealand is located in one of the most tectonically active regions of the world, the pacific ring of fire.
Volcanic activities is produced from uprising magma through the earth. They usually occur around plate boundaries on the surface of the earth.
New Zealand sits around an area where the Pacific plate subducts under the Indo-Australian plate. As the subduction occurs, the rocks beneath undergoes partial melting leading to the formation of magma. The magma reaches the surface in landward regions away from the subduction margins and series of volcanic arcs can form. These series of volcanoes typifies the tectonic setting of New Zealand and it is responsible for the vast volcanic activity in the region.
