Assume that you want to use radiometric dating to determine the age of a particular layer of rock. You are measuring the

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Assume that you want to use radiometric dating to determine the age of a particular layer of rock. You are measuring the

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Assume that you want to use radiometric dating to determine theage of a particular layer of rock. You are measuring the decay ofradioactive potassium with a half-life of 1.25 billion years. Howlong would it take 75% of the radioactive potassium to breakdown?
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