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The half-life of 234U, uranium-234, is 2.52 105 yr. If 98.9% of the uranium in the original sample is present, what length of time (to the nearest thousand years) has elapsed? yr

General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry

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Chapter11: Nuclear Chemistry

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The half-life of ²³⁴U, uranium-234, is 2.52 10⁵ yr. If 98.9% of the uranium in the original sample is present, what length of time (to the nearest thousand years) has elapsed?
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