A rubidium isotope has a half-life of almost 50 billion year…
A rubidium isotope has a half-life of almost 50 billion years. Given that scientists estimate Earth’s age to be 4.6 billion years, what is the most likely percentage of parent to daughter isotopes of this element currently existing on Earth? (2 points)
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Scientists estimate Earth’s age to be 4.6 billion years. Samarium has a half-life of approximately 106 billion years. From the present date, approximately how many more years must pass before a sample of samarium that was created at the beginning of Earth’s history contains 25 percent of the original parent material? (2 points)
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