If a radiometric analysis of an isotope and its stable element yielded 50% of each,how many half-lives would have occurred?
A) 5
B) 4
C) 3
D) 2
E) 1
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Q36: Uranium-238 decays into thorium-234 and finally into
A)
Q37: Carbon-14 decays and becomes
A) carbon-16.
B) nitrogen-14.
C) carbon-11.
D)
Q38: To determine the age of rocks,the decay
Q39: The half-life of potassium-40 is 1.3 billion
Q40: Half-life is an estimate of
A) half of
Q42: The first fossil remains are from this
Q43: The first diverse animal world appeared during
Q44: Where are MOST fossils found?
A) igneous rock
B)
Q45: The half-life of an isotope is 5,000
Q46: Where would the most lead be found
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