RADIOCARBON


Meaning of RADIOCARBON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ reɪdioʊkɑ:(r)bən ]

also radio carbon

Radiocarbon is a type of carbon which is radioactive, and which therefore breaks up slowly at a regular rate. Its presence in an object can be measured in order to find out how old the object is.

The most frequently used method is radiocarbon dating.

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