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Alanna Beasley
29 November, 23:55
What is a half - life? how does it work?
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Caroline Mcintyre
30 November, 00:06
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A half life is the amount of time it takes for half of an isotope to decay in a given sample. The half life of carbon 14 (which is an isotope) is 5730 years. Carbon-14 is present in many fossils, hence scientists use this to figure out the age of fossils, this specific usage is called carbon dating.
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