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the carbon 14 has 2 neutrons more: 6 protons and 8 neutrons. Carbon 14 is not solid at all, it is unstable, because it contains 2 neutrons too much. The danger now is that unstable atoms can easily change themselves. They can throw away parts of themselves and become more light-weighted. During this process those atoms send off heat and lots of dangerous rays. this process is called "Radioactivity". Some of these atoms disintegrate terribly fast, others wait a while longer. Carbon 14 takes a while longer until it starts that process. Although Carbon 14 nearly exists everywhere in very little amounts it is not so dangerous because it is “slow-motioned”. |
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| One thing is certain: Our body reacts badly on radioactivity and cannot deal well with it. It reacts with horrible sickness and illnesses if all of a sudden too big an amount is taken up by our body. | |
| Let us dive into the water, because there a special family of atoms exists… | |
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