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Incorrect Your answer is incorrect. The half life for the radioactive decay of potassium-40 to argon-40 is 1.26 × 10⁹ years. Suppose nuclear chemical analysis shows that there is 0.652 mmol of argon-40 for every 1.000 mmol of potassium-40 in a certain sample of rock. Calculate the age of the rock. Round your answer to 2 significant digits. 1 1.5 x 10 years

Incorrect Your answer is incorrect. The half life for the radioactive decay of potassium-40 to argon-40 is 1.26 × 10⁹ years. Suppose nuclear chemical analysis shows that there is 0.652 mmol of argon-40 for every 1.000 mmol of potassium-40 in a certain sample of rock. Calculate the age of the rock. Round your answer to 2 significant digits. 1 1.5 x 10 years

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Incorrect Your answer is incorrect. The half life for the radioactive decay of potassium-40 to argon-40 is 1.26 × 10⁹ years. Suppose nuclear chemical analysis shows that there is 0.652 mmol of argon-40 for every 1.000 mmol of potassium-40 in a certain sample of rock. Calculate the age of the rock. Round your answer to 2 significant digits. 1 1.5 x 10 years
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