You are trying to determine the age of a lava flow using an isotope with a half-life of 1.5 million years. If the sample has gone through four half-lives, what is the age of the rock?

A) 1.5 million years
B) 6 million years
C) 375,000 years
D) 5 billion years


Answer: B

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