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In an ore containing Uranium, the ratio of `U^(238)` to `Pb^(206` nuceli is `3`. Calculate the age of the ore, assuming that alll the lead present in the ore is the final stable, product of `U^(238)`. Take the half-like of `U^(238)` to be `4.5 xx 10^(9)` years. In `(4//3) = 0.288`.

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