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Atomic and Nuclear Physics

Question #282936

The atomic ratio between Uranium isotope 238U and 234U in a mineral sample is found

to be 1.8 × 104

. The half-life of 234U is 2.5 × 105 yrs. Find the hal-life of 238U.

Expert's answer

"T_{238}=nT_{234}=4.5\\cdot 10^9" years.

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