A rock contains 0.37 mg of Pb-206 and 0.95 mg of U-238. Approximately how many U-238 atoms were in the rock when it was formed billions of years ago (The half life for 238U 206Pb is 4.5 * 109 yr.)
A) 1.32 atoms
B) 5.8 * 10-6 atoms
C) 2.4 * 1018 atoms
D) 3.5 * 1018 atoms
E) 3.5 * 1021 atoms
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