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RADIOCARBON  

Definition

  • Radiocarbon refers to radioactive carbon especially carbon-14, but also carbon-10 and carbon-12. Carbon-14 is a heavy radioactive isotope of Carbon having a mass of 14 and a half-life of 5730 +/-40 years. Carbon-14 is useful in dating organic materials during the last 50,000 years. (en)

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  • 2012-06-26 15:15:43.0 [gee-cee] Insert Concept add broader relation (RADIOCARBON [a389bcd6-929d-43ac-9af1-5a20a4ddcbe2,40059] - OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS [5237fae3-c98e-4d4a-9013-d7c824b3862b,40027]);
  • 2012-07-24 16:22:51.0 [mpmorahan] insert Definition (id: null text: Radiocarbon refers to radioactive carbon especially carbon-14, but also carbon-10 and carbon-12. Carbon-14 is a heavy radioactive isotope of Carbon having a mass of 14 and a half-life of 5730 +/-40 years. Carbon-14 is useful in dating organic materials during the last 50,000 years. language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/a389bcd6-929d-43ac-9af1-5a20a4ddcbe2

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