A rock from the moon was found to contain 1.0 * 10-5 g of uranium-238 and 4.0*10-6 g lead-206. All of the lead-206 came from the decay of uranium-238. The half-life for this decay is
4) 5 * 109 years. How old is this rock?
A) 1 * 106 years
B) 2* 107 years
C) 4 * 108 years
D) 3 *109 years
E) 5 * 1010 years
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