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Chapter 14-2.
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| radiometric dating | method of determining the absolute age of an object by comparing the relitive percetages of a radioactive isotope and a stable isotope |
| isotope | atoms of the same element that differ in the number of neutrons they contain |
| mass number | total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus |
| radioactive decay | process by which unstable nuclei release particles or radiant energy or both until the nuclei become stable |
| radioactive isotope | isotopes with unstable nuclei |
| half-life | length of time it takes one-half of any size sample of an isotope to decay to a stable from |
| microsphere | spherical in shape and are composed of many protein molecules that are orginized as a membrane and coacervates |
| coacervate | collections of droplets that are composed of molecules of different types including lipids amino acids and sugars |