Biology Science Notebook
Biology Science Notebook
1st Edition
ISBN: 9780078961014
Author: GLENCOE
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 6.1, Problem 6MI
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The characteristics of carbon-14.

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Carbon is a substance component with the symbol C and atomic number 6. It is nonmetallic and tetravalent—making four electrons accessible to shape covalent bonds.

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Structurally, carbon-14 differs from other carbon atoms because it consists of six protons and eight neutrons.

Carbon-14 is radioactive because its nucleus has eight neutrons and it is unstable, causing the nucleus to the decay.

Knowing the half-life of carbon-14 enables scientists to calculate the age of an object by finding how much carbon-14 remains in a specific specimen.

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Ch. 6.1 - Prob. 1RVCh. 6.1 - Prob. 1NVCh. 6.1 - Prob. 2MICh. 6.1 - Prob. 3MICh. 6.1 - Prob. 4MICh. 6.1 - Prob. 5MICh. 6.1 - Prob. 6MICh. 6.1 - Prob. 7MICh. 6.2 - Prob. 1RVCh. 6.2 - Prob. 1NV
Ch. 6.2 - Prob. 1AVCh. 6.2 - Prob. 2MICh. 6.2 - Prob. 3MICh. 6.2 - Prob. 4MICh. 6.2 - Prob. 5MICh. 6.2 - Prob. 6MICh. 6.2 - Prob. 7MICh. 6.3 - Prob. 1RVCh. 6.3 - Prob. 1NVCh. 6.3 - Prob. 1AVCh. 6.3 - Prob. 2MICh. 6.3 - Prob. 3MICh. 6.3 - Prob. 4MICh. 6.3 - Prob. 5MICh. 6.3 - Prob. 6MICh. 6.4 - Prob. 1RVCh. 6.4 - Prob. 1NVCh. 6.4 - Prob. 2MICh. 6.4 - Prob. 3MICh. 6.4 - Prob. 4MICh. 6.4 - Prob. 5MICh. 6.4 - Prob. 6MICh. 6.4 - Prob. 7MI

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