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Carbon-14 beta decay kinetic energy and activity calculation
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Carbon-14 beta decay kinetic energy and activity calculation
Homework Statement The radiocarbon in our bodies is one of the naturally occurring sources of radiation. Let's see how large a dose we receive. 14C decays via Beta- emission, and 18% of body mass is Carbon. A) Write out the decay scheme of carbon-14 and show the end product. (A neutrino...- theleftlane
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