FINDING HALF LIFE OF RADIOACTIVE NUCLEI The half life of a radioactive isotope X is...

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FINDING HALF LIFE OF RADIOACTIVE NUCLEI The half life of a radioactive isotope X is 50 years It decays to another element Y which is stable The two elements X and Y were found to be in the ratio of 1 15 in a sample of a given rock The age of the rock was estimated to be a 150 years c 250 years b 200 years d 100 years

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