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The Decay of 40K to 40Ar Can Be Used to Determine

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The decay of 40K to 40Ar can be used to determine the age of very old rocks. If moon rocks from the Sea of Tranquility have 12.5% of the estimated original amount of 40K, approximately how old are the rocks? 40K decays with a rate constant of 5.06 x 10-10 yr-1.


A) between 106 and 107 years
B) between 108 and 109 years
C) between 1010 and 1011 years
D) between 1012 and 1013 years
E) more than 1013 years

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