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(a) Write an equation for the decay of 40K by electron capture,(b) Determine the volume of...

(a) Write an equation for the decay of 40K by electron capture,


(b) Determine the volume of gas produced when 1 g of 4nK decays according to this equation,


(c) The decay of 40K is the basis of a method for dating rock samples. Suggest how this method works.

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