Biology, asked by Punarvas4719, 1 year ago

What is the half-life of carbon-14? How is this radioisotope different than carbon-12? the half life is 5,700 yrs, right? i just don't know the answer to the 2nd part..?

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Answered by Anonymous

Carbon-12 and carbon-14 are two isotopes of the element ... 146C → 14 7N + 0-1e (half-life is 5720 years) ... The other common isotope of carbon is carbon-13.

Answered by OJASWI

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Carbon-14, (14C), or radiocarbon, is a radioactive isotope of carbon with an atomic nucleus containing 6 protons and 8 neutrons. ... Carbon-12 and carbon-13 are both stable, while carbon-14 is unstable and has a half-life of 5,730±40 years.

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