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Radiometric age dating of a moon rock sample using K-40 and Ar-40.
What is the formula to calculate the age of a moon rock sample? For example, how would I calculate the age of a moon rock sample knowing the number of grams of potassium-40 and argon-40 with a given half-life in a closed system assuming no argon-40 was present when the rock was formed?
Radiometric age dating of a moon rock sample using K-40 and Ar-40.
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