Carbon-14 is naturally created with the interaction of high-energy cosmic rays with atmospheric nitrogen. As part of the atmosphere, living organisms take in the carbon and incorporate this into living tissues. As long as the organism is alive and breathing, it keeps adding new carbon-14. When the organism dies, it stops gaining carbon-14 - or anything else, of course.
Carbon-14 is slightly radioactive, with a half-life of about 5700 years. If we assume that the atmospheric production of carbon-14 has been steady for the last 100,000 years, we can calculate the approximate age of when the organism died by determining what percentage of carbon-14 still exists in the dead material.
Paleo-archaeologists and anthropologists use this information when studying old cultures and civilizations.
Given: Velocity of light c = 3.00 x 10⁸ m/s
Frequency f = 7.65 x 10⁷/s
Required: Wavelength λ = ?
Formula: λ = c/f
λ = 3.00 x 10⁸ m/s/7.65 x 10⁷/s
λ = 3.92 m
True, it can be seen from Earth at times
The water behind a hydroelectric dam stores gravitational potential energy since it is at a higher level than the water on the other side of the dam. As the water falls, this potential energy is converted into kinetic energy, which turns turbines to generate electricity. Often, the water comes from behind a dam built across a river valley. The water high up behind the dam contains gravitational potential energy . This is transferred to kinetic energy as the water rushes down through tubes inside the dam. The moving water drives electrical generators , which may be built inside the dam.
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