Application of isotopes in carbon dating
22-Oct-2020 12:38
The amount of radioactive iodine that collects there is directly related to the activity of the thyroid, allowing trained physicians to diagnose both hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism.
One excellent example of this is the use of carbon-14 to determine the steps involved in photosynthesis in plants.Once a living thing dies, it no longer acquires carbon-14; as time passes the carbon-14 that was in the tissues decays.