Multiple Choice
In an unweathered sample of detrital sedimentary rock,the ratio of an unstable isotope to its stable daughter isotope is 1/15.If no daughters were present at the time the rock cooled below closure temperature,and the half-life of the reaction is 50 million years,how old is the rock?
A) 200 million years
B) 400 million years
C) 750 million years
D) none of the above
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