Carbon-14 (C-14) is a radioactive isotope with a of 5,730 years. It decays to stable through beta decay. Which process half-life nitrogen-14 (N-14) is a current use of C-14? producing energy in nuclear power plants determining the age of buried organic materials C reducing the size of certain tumors generating radiation for medical imaging Save/Exit https://www.oncourseconnect.com/assessment/1692307/94132404-a95a-1326-6d99-db8581b65beb#

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