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Is Radioactive decay a way to find the relative age of a rock? True False

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galina1969 [7]3 years ago

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To establish the age of a rock or a fossil, researchers use some type of clock to determine the date it was formed. Geologists commonly use radiometric dating methods, based on the natural radioactive decay of certain elements such as potassium and carbon, as reliable clocks to date ancient events.

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(a) 1200 rad/s

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$\alpha = \frac{\omega_f - \omega_i}{t}$

where we have

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Solving for $\omega_f$ , we find the final angular speed after 10.0 s:

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(b) 25 s

We can calculate the time needed for the rotor to come to rest, by using again the same formula:

$\alpha = \frac{\omega_f - \omega_i}{t}$

If we re-arrange it for t, we get:

$t = \frac{\omega_f - \omega_i}{\alpha}$

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$\omega_i = 2000 rad/s$ is the initial angular speed

$\omega_f=0$ is the final angular speed

$\alpha = -80.0 rad/s^2$ is the angular acceleration

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$t=\frac{0-2000 rad/s}{-80.0 rad/s^2}=25 s$

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