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Atomic and Nuclear Physics

Question #282256

7. The atomic ratio between Uranium isotope 238U and 234U in a mineral sample is found

to be 1.8 × 104

. The half-life of 234U is 2.5 × 105 yrs. Find the hal-life of 238U.

Expert's answer

The hal-life of 238U is

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