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Radioactivity

Problem 6.223

In a uranium ore the ratio of U 238^{238} nuclei to Pb206\mathrm{Pb}^{206} nuclei is η=2.8.\eta=2.8 . Evaluate the age of the ore, assuming all the lead Pb206\mathrm{Pb}^{206} to be a final decay product of the uranium series. The half-life of U238\mathrm{U}^{238} nuclei is 4.51094.5 \cdot 10^{9} years.

Reveal Answer
 About 2.0109 years. \text { About } 2.0 \cdot 10^{9} \text { years. }