 Carbon-14 (source code)

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= Carbon-14
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<Carbon-14> has six <protons> and eight <neutrons>. Atmospheric production is dominated by $^{14}\mathrm N(n,p){}^{14}\mathrm C$ using secondary <cosmic ray> <neutrons>. It undergoes <beta-minus decay> to <nitrogen-14>, with a physical <half-life> of approximately $5730$ years.

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