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What are the physical properties and uses of Carbon-14?

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What are the physical properties and uses of Carbon-14?

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Unlike the more common Carbon-12, carbon-14 is radioactive, hence it decays. This allows it to be used for carbon dating, while carbon-12 cannot. Carbon -14 is also useful for tracking exactly which molecules go where in biological cycles, such as photosynthesis.