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ISOTOPE CARBON [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Radioactive Ores (Mining)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- carbon isotope
1, record 1, English, carbon%20isotope
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- isotope of carbon 2, record 1, English, isotope%20of%20carbon
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The stable, non-radioactive isotopes of carbon play no part in this [process called carbon dating]. As a whole element, carbon has a more or less fixed proportion of the various carbon isotopes. 1, record 1, English, - carbon%20isotope
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
carbon-14: A radioactive isotope of carbon ... 3, record 1, English, - carbon%20isotope
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Minerais radioactifs (Mines métalliques)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- isotope du carbone
1, record 1, French, isotope%20du%20carbone
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les études combinées de plusieurs isotopes permettent parfois de mieux cerner les problèmes de genèse. C'est le cas des isotopes de l'oxygène, de l'hydrogène, du carbone et du soufre qui, dans les gîtes d'or à jaspéroïdes de l'Utah, montrent que, dans les quartz et carbonates, une grande quantité d'eaux souterraines chaudes est responsable de la formation des gisements (isotope de l'oxygène). Les valeurs des isotopes du carbone impliquent une source sédimentaire avec un peu de carbone magmatique dans les carbonates [...] 2, record 1, French, - isotope%20du%20carbone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] le carbone constitutif des tests et coquilles d'animaux et de la matière végétale existe sous forme de deux isotopes (12C et 13C), dont le rapport est différent selon que les organismes ont vécu en eau douce ou en eau salée. 3, record 1, French, - isotope%20du%20carbone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Produits chimiques, Nomenclature de Bruxelles. 4, record 1, French, - isotope%20du%20carbone
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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