Carbon-14 has a half-life of 5730 years. What mass of carbon-14 would have a decay rate of 20,000 Bq? Considering that carbon-14 decays via beta-minus radiation, ALSO write the complete nuclear decay equation
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Carbon-14 has a half-life of 5730 years. What mass of carbon-14 would have a decay rate of 20,000 Bq? Considering that carbon-14 decays via beta-minus radiation, ALSO write the complete
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