A radioactive substance has a half-life of 5 million years. What is the age of a rock in which 25% of the original radioactive atoms remain

d. 10 million years

Explanation:

These are the options for the question

Choose one answer.

a. 2.5 million years

b. 5 million years

c. 15 million years

d. 10 million years

✓half-life of the radioactive substance= 5 million years

✓ Then for every 5 million years, original radioactive given (100%) percentage is reduced by factor of 1/2.

✓ 1st 5 million year; After the first 5 million years, the original radioactive is reduced as;

(100%) × 1/2 = 50% remains

✓2nd 5 million year: At 10 millions year, the 50% remaining radioactive is reduced by factor of 1/2

(50%) × 1/2 = 25% remains

Hence, at At 10 millions years 25% of the original radioactive atoms remain

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the molecules move in straight line until they collide with each other or with the walls of the container. collisions are perfectly elastic; when two molecules collide, they change their directions and kinetic energies, but the total kinetic energy is conserved.

explanation:

answer is: c. the experiment shows that the red substance experienced a chemical change.

this is chemical change (chemical reaction), because two new substances are formed (metalig liquid and gas), the atoms are rearranged and the reaction is followed by an energy change.

this is example of chemical decomposition.

chemical decomposition (analysis) is the separation of a single chemical compound into its two or more elemental parts or to simpler compounds.  

chemical decomposition is opposite of chemical synthesis.