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5 April, 22:41

Edit: Nevermind! I figured it out!

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?

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  1. 5 April, 23:52
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    meteorite 1 - 2.6 billion

    meteorite 2 - 5.2 billion

    meteorite 3 - 3.9 billion
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