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Half-Life and Rate of Decay; Carbon-14 Dating

Formation and Decay of Carbon-14

Formation and Decay of Carbon-14

Diagram of the formation of carbon-14 (1), the decay of carbon-14 (2), and equations describing the carbon-12:carbon-14 ratio in living and dead organisms

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