
Introductory Chemistry: Concepts and Critical Thinking (8th Edition)
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Author: Charles H Corwin
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 18, Problem 54E
Interpretation Introduction
Interpretation:
The approximate age of lunar rocks is to be calculated.
Concept introduction:
The elements whose nucleus decays spontaneously are known as radioactive elements. The decay is accompanied by the emission of alpha particles, beta particles, and gamma rays. All the elements which have an
half-life of a radioactive substance is defined as the time taken by half of its atoms to decay.
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