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Carbon-14

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Carbon-14 Definition

An unstable isotope of carbon created when a neutron collides with a nitrogen atom, causing capture of the neutron and release of the proton converting nitrogen to a carbon with fourteen nucleons (6 protons and 8 neutrons). Carbon-14 emits beta particles as it decays and reverts back to nitrogen.

Carbon-14 Synonyms

Carbon C 14, 14 Carbon, C-14, Carbon-14

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