Question

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Use the information in the table to calculate the ages of the meteorites. The half-life of potassium-40 is 1.3 billion years.

Meteorite Initial Amount(g) Final Amount(g)

1 30 7.5

2 80 5

3 100 12.5


Use your calculations to answer the questions.


How old is meteorite 1?


How old is meteorite 2?


How old is meteorite 3?

Answer 1

meteorite 1- 2.6 billion

meteorite 2- 5.2 billion

meteorite 3- 3.9 billion

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

meteorite 1- 2.6 billion

meteorite 2- 5.2 billion

meteorite 3- 3.9 billion