Asked by C.W

Having studied the data for patterns and trends, you should now be able to draw
some conclusions about how knowing the half-life of the element Lokium would
help you determine the absolute age of rock in which this element is found. In a
paragraph, create an imaginary example of finding a given amount of Lokium and
DOL in a rock, and then determining the absolute age of that rock. Assume that
each trial represents 1,000 years.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Suppose from the data you determined that Lokium’s half‑life is 1 trial (1,000 years). You collect a rock and measure 100 total atoms that were originally Lokium/DOL, finding 12.5 atoms are still Lokium and 87.5 are DOL, so only 12.5% of the original Lokium remains. Because (1/2)^n = 0.125, n = 3 half‑lives have passed; multiplying by the trial length gives an absolute age of 3 × 1,000 = 3,000 years for the rock.