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  • Carbon Dating

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    Introduction Carbon dating, also known as radiocarbon dating, is a scientific method used to determine the age of organic material. This technique is founded on the principles of radioactive decay, and specifically on the decay of carbon-14 isotope. Radioactive Decay of Carbon-14 Carbon-14 is a radioactive isotope of carbon with a half-life of about 5,730…

  • Decay Chains

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    Introduction A decay chain, also known as a radioactive decay series or a radioactive cascade, is a sequence of radioactive decays of different radioactive isotopes, each decaying into a “daughter” isotope, which then decays into another, and so on until a stable isotope is reached. Types of Decay Three primary types of decay can occur…

  • Gamma Decay

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    Introduction Gamma decay is a type of radioactive decay where an excited nucleus emits a gamma ray to reach a lower energy state. Unlike alpha and beta decay, gamma decay does not change the number of protons or neutrons in the nucleus, thus, the parent and daughter isotopes are the same. Gamma Rays Gamma rays…