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Absolute Ages of Rocks

Question 2 • LVA-Earth and Space Science - FALL

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After each half-life, half of the remaining parent material decays into daughter material: 50% parent after 1 half-life, 25% after 2, 12.5% after 3, and 6.25% after 4. The rest is daughter material.

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