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18 May, 07:40

A sample contains 6.25 percent parent isotope and 93.75 percent daughter isotopes. If the half-life of the parent isotope is 58 years, how old is the sample?

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  1. 18 May, 07:57
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    The parent isotope percent will change from 100% to 50% to 25% to 12.5% and to 6.25%. So the sample go through four times of half-life. So the sample is 58*4=232 years old.
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