Uranium-238 Undergoes a Series of α and β^- Decays Which

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Uranium-238 undergoes a series of α and β^- decays which end at lead-206.Overall,the half-life is 4.5 billion years.How old is a uranium ore that has a ²⁰⁶Pb to ²³⁸U ratio of (a)0.80,(b)1.0,and (c)1.2?

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