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Match the key terms with the descriptions provided. (a) a technique for the establishme...

Match the key terms with the descriptions provided.

(a) a technique for the establishment of the age of a carbon-containing object by determining the amount of C-14 present in the object

(b) a particle having the same mass as an electron but the opposite electrical charge

(c) incorporation of a 1s electron into the nucleus, resulting in the conversion of a proton into a neutron

(d) a small, charged particle that can be emitted from atoms at speeds approaching the speed of light; either an electron or a positron

(e) a reaction in which the product of one step is a reactant in a subsequent step

(f) the combination of light nuclei to form heavier nuclei

(g) an atom having a specified atomic number, mass number, and nuclear energy

(h) the time it takes for half of a sample of a nuclide to decay to a different nuclide

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