A moon rock collected by a U.S. Apollo mission is estimated to
be 3.803.80 billion years old by uranium/lead dating.
Assuming that the rock did not contain any lead when it was formed,
what is the current mass of Pb206Pb206 in the rock, if it
currently contains 1.3551.355 g of U238U238? The
half-life
of U238U238 is 4.47×109 years4.47×109 years.
Pb206 mass:
A moon rock collected by a U.S. Apollo mission is estimated to be 3.803.80 billion years old by uranium/lead dating. Ass
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A moon rock collected by a U.S. Apollo mission is estimated to be 3.803.80 billion years old by uranium/lead dating. Ass
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