Multiple Choice
Carbon-14 is described as an unstable isotope because it
A) decays into a different isotope over time.
B) changes to carbon-12 faster than carbon-12 changes to carbon-14.
C) is more susceptible to radiation than is carbon-12.
D) never changes and is not a good isotope for radiometric dating.
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