Billions of years ago, the Solar System was created out of the remnants of a supernova explosion.

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Billions of years ago, the Solar System was created out of the remnants of a supernova explosion. Nuclear scientists believe that two isotopes of uranium, 23592 and 23892U, were created in equal amounts at that time. However, today 99.28% of uranium is in the form of 23592U and only 0.72% is in the form of 92U. Assuming a simplified model in which all of the matter in the Solar System originated in a single exploding star, estimate the approximate time of this explosion.
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University Physics With Modern Physics

ISBN: 978-0073513881

2nd edition

Authors: Wolfgang Bauer, Gary Westfall

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