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The Half-Life of a Radioactive Isotope Is 10,000 Years

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The half-life of a radioactive isotope is 10,000 years.This isotope and its breakdown product do not normally occur together before molten rock cools and becomes solid.You analyze a volcanic rock and find 25 percent of the original amount of radioactive isotope remains,and 75 percent has decayed to its daughter element.How long ago did the rock solidify?


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