Biology 2010 Student Edition

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 9780133669510
ISBN 13: 978-0-13366-951-0

Chapter 19, History of Life - Standardized Test Prep - Page 569: 6

Answer

b. 225,000 years

Work Step by Step

Half life of Thorium = 75,000 years Time to decay 7/8 of Thorium = 75,000 x 3 = 225,000 years
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