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A rock is determined to be 1.426 billion years old. How much uranium-235 remains in the rock?

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3.590 there you gooooooo
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Answer: 3.5930 million uranium-235 remains in the rock.

Explanation: Nuclear power facilities, as well as the nuclear reactors that power ships and submarines, can be powered by uranium that has been enriched to have a higher proportion of U-235 In them.

Therefore, A Rock is determined to be 1.426 billion years old. 3.5930 million uranium-235 remains in the rock.

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