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+// Ex18_5 Page:353 (2014)
+clc;clear;
+N1 = 1; // Assume the number of present atoms of K-40
+N2 = 10.2; // No.of atoms of Ar-40 relative to K-40
+t_half = 1.25e+009; // Half-life of K-40, years
+lambda = 0.693/t_half; // Decay constant, per sec
+t = log(1 + N2/N1)/lambda; // Age of the rock on moon, years
+printf("\nThe age of the rock on moon = %4.2e yr", t);
+
+// Result
+// The age of the rock on moon = 4.36e+009 yr \ No newline at end of file