Suppose You Find a Rock That Contains 10 Micrograms of Radioactive

question 102

Multiple Choice

Suppose you find a rock that contains 10 micrograms of radioactive potassium- 40, which has a half- life of 1.25 billion years. By measuring the amount of its decay product (argon- 40) present in the rock, you conclude that there must have been 80 micrograms of potassium- 40 when the rock solidified. How old is the rock?

• A)1)25 billion years
• B)5)0 billion years
• C)2)5 billion years
• D)3)75 billion years

Understand the mechanics behind filtration processes in biological systems.

Associate laboratory experiments with theoretical concepts in cellular transport.

Comprehend the impact of solution concentration on cellular processes.

Understand the properties and characteristics of the normal distribution.

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