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In the chemical analysis of a rock the mass ratio of two radioactive isotopes is found to be 100 : 1. The mean lives of the two isotopes are 4×1094 \times 10^9 years and 2×1092 \times 10^9 years, respectively. If it is assumed that at the time of formation the atoms of both the isotopes were in equal proportional, calculate the age of the rock. Ratio of the atomic weights of the two isotopes is 1.02 : 1.

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