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The half-life of uranium-238 is about 4.5 x 10^9 years, and its end product is lead-206. We notice that the oldest uranium-bearing rocks on Earth contain about a 50: 50 mixture of U and Pb. About what is the age of these rocks?

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The half-life of uranium-238 is about 4.5 x 10^9 years, and its end product is l

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