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What is the age of a meteorite if potassium-40 decayed from 80 g to 10 g? The half-life of potassium-40 is 1.3 billion years.

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Answered by niedc2021

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Answer:

C. 3.9 billion years

Explanation:

10/80=1/8 so that is 3 half-lives of the potassium so 1.3 BYA * 3=3.9 BYA

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