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In a old rock, ratio of nuclei of uraniu...

In a old rock, ratio of nuclei of uranium and lead is 1 : 1. Half life of uranium is `4.5 ×6 10^(9)` yrs. Let initially it contains only uranium nuclei. How old is the rock ?

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