Why would a radioactive element need to have a known rate of decay in order for it to be useful as a dating tool?

What is the electric force acting between two charges of -0.0045 c and -0.0025 c that are 0.0060 m apart? use fe=kq1q2/r^2 and k = 9.00 x 10^9 n*m^2/c^2 a. 1.7 x 10^7 n b. -1.7 x 10^7 n c. -2.8 x 10^9 n d. 2.8 x 10^9 n

The weights of bags filled by a machine are normally distributed with a standard deviation of 0.05 kilograms and a mean that can be set by the operator. at what level should the mean weight be set if it required that only 1% of the bags weigh less than 9.5 kilograms? round the answer to 2 decimal places.

Two 1.20-m nonconducting wires meet at a right angle. one segment carries + 2.50 µc of charge distributed uniformly along its length, and the other carries - 2.50 µc distributed uniformly along it, as shown in fig. 21.50. ( a. find the magnitude and direction of the electric field these wires produce at point p, which is 60.0 cm from each wire. ( b. if an electron is released at p, what are the magnitude and direction of the net force that these wires exert on it?