Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Actually they measure the ratio of the carbon 14 to carbon 12. As time goes by carbon 14 decays into carbon 12 and the ratio of carbon 14 to carbon 12 changes. The whole process is explained below so I do not have to blab on endlessly :-) http://www.howstuffworks.com/carbon-14.htm John Collier On Thursday, April 18, 2002, at 02:49 PM, telyt@earthlink.net wrote: > ericm@pobox.com writes: > >> You mean the test where they measure the *decay* of various carbon >> atoms? >> That test? :) > > yep, the decay of a radioactive isotope of carbon. It's not the normal > carbon that's decaying. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html