Having studied the data for patterns and trends, you should now be able to draw some conclusions about how knowing the half-life of the element Lokium would help you determine the absolute age of rock in which this element is found. In a paragraph, create an imaginary example of finding a given amount of Lokium and DOL in a rock, and then determining the absolute age of that rock. Assume that each trial represents 1,000 years
Imagine you are studying a rock sample and you find a certain amount of Lokium and its decay product, DOL, in it. Let's say the initial amount of Lokium in the rock sample is 100 units. After analyzing the rock, you find that only 25 units of Lokium are remaining and 75 units have decayed into DOL. Since each trial represents 1,000 years, you can determine the number of trials it would take for 75 units of Lokium to decay into the current amount of 25 units. In this case, it would take 3 trials for 75 units to decay into 25 units, representing 3,000 years. Now, knowing the half-life of Lokium, which let's say is 1,500 years, you can determine the absolute age of the rock. Since it took 3 trials for 75 units to decay, and each trial represents 1,000 years, it means that the absolute age of the rock would be 3,000 years + (1,500 years x remaining Lokium units/initial Lokium units). By using this method, the half-life of Lokium enables us to accurately determine the absolute age of the rock sample.
