Arock has 12.5 percent of its original amount of potassium-40 remaining in it; potassium-40 has a half-life of 1.25 billion years. how long ago was the rock formed?

a) 1.25 billion years ago

b) 2.5 billion years ago

c) 3.75 billion years ago

d) 5 billion years ago

13. a covalent bond between two atoms is likely to be polar if: a. one of the atoms is much more electronegative than the other. b. the two atoms are equally electronegative. c. the two atoms are of the same element. d. the bond is part of a tetrahedrally shaped molecule. e. one atom is an anion.