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Uranium ores contain one radium `-226 `atom for every `2.8 xx 10^(6)` uranium `-238` atoms. Calculate the half-life of `._(88)Ra^(226)` is `1600` years `(._(88)Ra^(226)` is a decay product of `._(92)U^(238))`.

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