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xz_007 [3.2K]
3 years ago
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A sample of ancient granite crust is dated using potassium-40. Scientists find that 50% of the potassium-40 has decayed to form

argon-40. Approximately how old is this rock?
Physics
2 answers:
ad-work [718]3 years ago
7 0

The answer is 1.3 billion years old

damaskus [11]3 years ago
3 0
The find the approximate age of the granite one must know the half-life of potassium-40. The half-life of an element is the period of time in which half atoms of the same substance changes into the isotope of the element. The isotope of potassium-40 is Argon 40. Potassium-40 has a half-life of approximately 1.3 billion years. The rock is approximately 1.3 billion years old. 
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