Chapter 21, Problem 21.65QP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation: It should be explained the past temperature determination from ice cores obtained from the Arctic or Antarctica.

Concept Introduction:

Temperature is measure of the warmth or coldness of an object or substance.

Isotope are the variants of same element having same number of proton with different mass number. Examples ${}_{\text{8}}{\text{O}}^{\text{16}}\text{and}{}_{\text{8}}{\text{O}}^{\text{18}}$, ${}_{\text{6}}{\text{C}}^{\text{12}}\text{and}{}_{\text{6}}{\text{C}}^{\text{14}}$…