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Carbon 14 Dating

By Earthquake Hazards Program 2021 (approx.)
A diagram with 3 yellow squares with arrows pointing to indicate steps. The first yellow square has all white dots and is labelled "Time 1: pure parent isotope," the second/middle yellow square has half white dots and half green dots (labelled as the daughter isotopes) and is labelled "After 1 half life: 1/2 parent and 1/2 daughter isotope," and the third yellow square has a quarter white dots and three-quarters green dots and is labelled "After 2 half lives: 1/4 parent and 3/4 daughter isotopes." 
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A diagram with 3 yellow squares with arrows pointing to indicate steps. The first step is labelled "Time 1: pure parent isotope," the second step is labelled "After 1 half life: 1/2 parent and 1/2 daughter isotope," and the third step is labelled "After 2 half lives: 1/4 parent and 3/4 daughter isotopes." 

Sources/Usage

Harmon D. Maher, Jr., University of New England