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92U238 by successive radioactive decays changes to 82Pb206. A sample of uranium ore was analysed and found to contain 1.0 g U238 and 0.1 g Pb206 has accumulated due to decay of uranium, find out the age of ore. t1/2 for U238=4.5×109year.

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U238Pb206
Weight at t=t 1g 0.1 g
Mole at t=t 1238 0.1206
N0U238=1238+0.1206 and NU238=1238
t=2.303KlogN0N
=2.303×4.5×1090.693log1238+0.12061238
=7.1×108yr.

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