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| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
| carbon 14 |
| A radioactive isotope of carbon. A carbon 14 atom contains six protons, six electrons, and eight neutrons. Carbon 14 is produced when neutrons bombard atoms of nitrogen. | 1 |
| ‡ Carbon 14 is used in a common form of radioactive dating to determine the age of ancient objects. | 2 |
| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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