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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 10:13am.

The half-life of 234U, uranium-234, is 2.52 multiplied by 105 yr. If 98.8% of the uranium in the original sample is present, what length of time (to the nearest thousand years) has elapsed?

algebra - drwls, Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 10:40am
(1/2)^(T/2.52*10^5) = 0.988

T is the time, in years, since it was 100% U-234.

Solve for T. Use of logs is recommended.

T = 4390 years

That rounds off to 4000 years.

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