carbon 14

Noun

Meaning

a radioactive isotope of carbon

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

carbon-14

Synonyms

radiocarbon

Hypernyms

carbon c atomic number 6

Related terms

carbon-12 carbon-13

Examples

After an organism has been dead for 60,000 years, so little carbon-14 is left that accurate dating can not be established. Source: Internet

As an example, the radioactive decay of carbon-14 is exponential with a half-life of 5,730 years. Source: Internet

A quantity of carbon-14 will decay to half of its original amount (on average) after 5,730 years, regardless of how big or small the original quantity was. Source: Internet

For instance, carbon-14 has a half-life of 5,730 years. Source: Internet

Further study with carbon-14 tracers showed that the average cholesterol level was about 50 percent of that of an average American. Source: Internet

However, local eruptions of volcanoes or other events that give off large amounts of carbon dioxide can reduce local concentrations of carbon-14 and give inaccurate dates. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

carbomorph carbomycin carbon carbon abatement carbon allotrope carbon anhydride