What is the purpose of having automobile air bags?


Answers may vary:
-Reduce the impact force in a collision
-Increase the contact time in stopping a person
-Increase the surface area of the impact force
-Increase survivability
-Decrease injuries

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The lifetime of uranium 238 is 6.0 × 109 y, and that of uranium 235 is 1.0 × 109 y. The present abundance of uranium 238 is 140 times the abundance of uranium 235. What was the ratio of abundances 1 billion years ago?

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