How can carbon-14 be converted to carbon-12?

1 Answer
Jan 19, 2016

It can't.

Explanation:

Carbon 14 (or 14C) is an unstable isotope of carbon with 8 neutrons instead of the typical 6.

When 14C decays, it does so by beta decay, releasing a beta particle as one neutron becomes a proton. The product of the decay of 14C is nitrogen, 14N.