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A hypothetical radioactive isotope has a half-life of

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A hypothetical radioactive isotope has a half-life of 10,000 years. If the ratio of radioactive parent to stable daughter product is 1:3, how old is the rock containing the radioactive material?

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QUESTION:

A hypothetical radioactive isotope has a half-life of 10,000 years. If the ratio of radioactive parent to stable daughter product is 1:3, how old is the rock containing the radioactive material?

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The process by which the age of an object is predicted by the use of radioactive nuclides is referred to as radioactive dating.

By the usage of parent  daughter data ratio the age of the radioactive sample given can be determined.

Parent to daughter isotope = 1:3

which clearly means that two half lives have passed.

 

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