M Mrs. XAsse XI Thor xA Clas xE cm r x4 Engl xI Thor xW Dem xE Thoi xA Clas xTest xtao TẠO XA OnC xb oncourseconnect.com/assessment/1685550/1490c638-e828-11a5-deeb-89c8c289a008?testingcenter%=Dtrue&mobile%3falseE TPSS BookmarksThomas Williams .CHEMISTRY (2021) ASSESSMENTCHEMISTRY I 12-3 (THOMAS WILLIAMS, ID: 12390719)Carbon-14 (C-14) is a radioactive isotope with a half-life of 5,730 years. It decays to stable nitrogen-14 (N-14) through beta decay. Which process is a current use of C-14?Areducing the size of certain tumorsgenerating radiation for medical imagingCproducing energy in nuclear power plantsdetermining the age of buried organic materialsSave/Exit1346.

C-14 is a widely used isotope of carbon and is famous in the name of carbon dating.

Carbon-14 (C-14) is a radioactive isotope with a half-life of 5,730 years. It decays to stable nitrogen-14 (N-14) through beta decay. Which process is a current use of C-14? A reducing the size of certain tumors generating radiation for medical imaging C producing energy in nuclear power plants determining the age of buried organic materials

Carbon-14 (C-14) is a radioactive isotope with a half-life of 5,730 years. It decays to stable nitrogen-14 (N-14) through beta decay. Which process is a current use of C-14? A reducing the size of certain tumors generating radiation for medical imaging C producing energy in nuclear power plants determining the age of buried organic materials

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