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OpenStudy (anonymous):
I will give medal!!!
Which of the following has the longest half-life?
Carbon-14
Uranium-235
Uranium-238
Carbon-12
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
@iambatman
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Any idea?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
maybe its either c or d
OpenStudy (anonymous):
We can get rid of carbon 14 since we know it has the shortest
OpenStudy (anonymous):
You're on the right track, keep going
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
wait i mean b or c because I don't think Carbon-12 is radioactive, so it doesn't have a half-life
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Right!
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Keep going, you seem to be doing good!
OpenStudy (anonymous):
@iambatman
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Uranium-238 has a half-life of 4.468 billion years.
Uranium-235 has a half life of 703,800,000 years (703.8 million years)
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
I'm not exactly sure of the times, but it could be that, so then your answer will be? :P
OpenStudy (anonymous):
uranium-238
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Good! :)
OpenStudy (anonymous):
You can google half life of these elements, so I just did Uranium 238 and got 4.5 billion years
Uranium 238 is 700 million years, so you were right!
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