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ololo11 [35]
3 years ago
10

How do scientists use radioactive decay to date fossils and artifacts

Chemistry
1 answer:
liubo4ka [24]3 years ago
8 0

Answer: Absolute dating is used to determine a precise age of a rock or fossil through radiometric dating methods. This uses radioactive minerals that occur in rocks and fossils almost like a geological clock. ... These isotopes break down at a constant rate over time through radioactive decay.

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Answer:

The answer to your question is 1.11 M

Explanation:

Data

volume 1 = 287 ml

concentration 1 = 1.6 M

volume 2= 412 ml

concentration 2 = ?

Formula

               Volume 1 x concentration 1 = Volume 2 x concentration 2

Solve for concentration 2

          concentration 2 = (volume 1 x concentration 1) / volume 2

Substitution

          concentration 2 = (287 x 1.6) / 412

Simplification

          concentration 2 = 459.2 / 412

Result

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4 0
2 years ago
Suppose you find a rock that contains some potassium-40 (half-life of 1.3 billion years). you measure the amount and determine t
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Equation for Half life :
A = a(0.5)^(t/h)
A is current amount, "a" is initial amount, h is halflife, t is time

5 = 40(0.5)^(t/1.3x10^9)
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take the log of both sides , power rule
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1 mole of Hydrogen= 1.01, so if we have 2 moles of it here, that would be 2.02.

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<h3>Further explanation</h3>

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displacement

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