A Rock Formed with 1000 Atoms of a Radioactive Parent

question 58

Multiple Choice

A rock formed with 1000 atoms of a radioactive parent element,but contains only 250 radioactive parent atoms today.If the half-life for the radioactive element is one million years,how old is the rock?

• A)250,000 years old
• B)750,000 years old
• C)2 million years old
• D)4 million years old

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