Message from @A$AP Chloee
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Okay
And I’m gonna hope that by the end of this, you throw out the idea that it’s inaccurate
We have an equation
N(t) = N_0 e^-kt
Alright
Where N_0 = the initial value
e is Eulers number
k is the constant of proportionality
and t is time
Do you understand?
Yeah
Okay
We know that argon has 8 electrons, and thus has little to no reactivity
Do you agree
Yeah
Okay
We know that by using quantum physics, we can calculate the half life of potassium 40, an isotope of potassium, to be 1.25 billion years
Do you agree?
I did not know that
Are you going to continue?
Okay
We know that K-40, potassium 40, decays into two atoms
since it’s radioactive
Argon 40, and Calcium 39
We know that 11% is argon 40, and 89% is Ca 39
Isn't it Ca-40?
@NickC64 sorry I had to go, I'm at work)
No
Lol
One of the neutrons turns into an electron
Pretty sure
Maybe proton
Alright
And if we have some sort of volcanic eruption, the lava is illiquid
Liquid**
That means that any argon 40 in there, since it’s low reactivity, is free to move out of the lava
Perhaps an error in the wikipedia article then, it says Ca-40
It’s probably an error
@PhumoZTYPE anyway
Because of this, we know that any argon 40 in the rock must have came from the parent element