a) Positron emission tomography (PET) makes use of positron-emitting isotopes such as fluorine-18. Write a balanced nuclear
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a) Positron emission tomography (PET) makes use of positron-emitting isotopes such as fluorine-18. Write a balanced nuclear reaction for the decay of F-18 by positron emission.
b) An ancient skeleton has a carbon-14 decay rate of 6.84 dis/min·g C. Living organisms have a carbon-14 decay rate of 15.3 dis/min·g C. The half-life of C is 5715 yr. How old is the skeleton?
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Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward
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