Which outcome is most likely when a Carbon-14 dating standard decays?

💡 Explanation

Nitrogen-14 abundance increases because beta decay transforms Carbon-14. The weak interaction mediates this transmutation. Thus, nitrogen production is the outcome, rather than an increase in C-12, alpha flux or a temperature drop because beta decay releases significantly less energy as heat.

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