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May 2, 2020 at 3:25 vote accept Madhav
May 18, 2017 at 4:38 comment added Madhav Tysm :) @MaxW your answer was really helpful
May 17, 2017 at 5:31 history edited user37142 CC BY-SA 3.0
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May 17, 2017 at 5:28 comment added user37142 @MaxW hmpmpdfl maybe. I'll add that to the answer.
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May 16, 2017 at 22:30 comment added MaxW I think you missed the real hook. $^{14}\ce{C}$ is formed in the upper atmosphere from $^{14}\ce{N}$ so that the relative amount of $^{14}\ce{C}$ in the atmospheric $\ce{CO2}$ is reasonably constant. Since plants get most of their carbon from atmospheric $\ce{CO2}$, the relative amount of $^{14}\ce{C}$ to $^{12}\ce{C}$ is thus constant.
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May 16, 2017 at 9:21 history answered user37142 CC BY-SA 3.0