RADIONUCLIDE
DATA SHEET
CARBON 14
Chemical Symbol:
C-14
Half-Life:
5700 years
Atomic Number:
6
Decay Constant:
0.000122 years-1
Mass Number:
14 (8 neutrons)
Decay Mode:
Beta
U.S. NRC Exempt Quantity Limit:
100 μCi (3700 kBq)
IAEA Exempt Quantity Limit:
270 μCi (10000 kBq)
Betas From C-14
End-Point Energy (keV)
Intensity (%)
156.48
100
C-14 Decay Scheme
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Reference(s):
- Health Physics and Radiological Health, 4th Edition by Thomas E. Johnson PhD, Brian K. Birky Ph.D.
- National Nuclear Data Center database - http://www.nndc.bnl.gov/
- Table of Radioactive Isotopes (ToRI) database - http:/nucleardata.nuclear.lu.se/nucleardata/toi/
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