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Difference Between Stable and Radioactive Isotopes and Their Applications

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This course introduces stable and radioactive isotopes, explaining radioactive decay, radiometric dating, stable isotope fractionation, and how isotope ratios reveal past climate, ocean conditions, early life, carbon emissions, and other geological processes.

Syllabus

Video Outline
What are Isotopes?
Radioactive vs Stable Isotopes
What is Radioactive Decay?
How Radiometric Dating Works
How Stable Isotope Ratios Work
Why Stable Isotopes are Useful
Stable Isotope Fractionation Examples
How C Isotopes Record Climate
How O Isotopes Record Climate
Where we get these Isotope Ratios
Isotope Evidence for First Life on Earth
Isotope Evidence for Human C Emission
Mass-Independent Isotope Fractionation
Non-Traditional Isotope Applications
Related Videos & References

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