C12 is converted to C13 by thermal neutrons [12C(n,gamma)12C] and C13 to C14 by same [13C(n,gamma)14C]. The experimental evidence has been known for decades.
W. Davis Jr. "Carbon-14 production in nuclear reactors". ORNL/NUREG/TM-12. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 1977
Neutron radiation. If carbon 13 is exposed to neutrons, it can become carbon 14. This is called neutron activation. Fusion doesn't normally happen easily because positive nuclei repel but you don't have that problem when one of them is just a neutron. You don't need a high temperature to force them together, the neutron just bumps into the nucleus and voila, it becomes the next isotope up the chain with an extra neutron.
The bad news for Creationists is that diamonds are only found in volcanic complexes, and the igneous rocks they also contain are good sources of radioactive elements, which are able to top up the C-14 content of diamonds.
@SoundOfScilence One of the papers i read actually said there was more C14 then the models predicted in the ground. Amazing how far we have come with science, yet how much farther we have to go. These are exciting times. :)
@tobyr3 You should have seen me when i first started looking into this. The wiki article, was the only one source I could find at first, other then creationist sites on the subject. Once i found out about the closure temperature phenomena though. Things really started to take off. Still have some unanswered questions, but all in all, pretty darn pleased with how it turned out.
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C12 is converted to C13 by thermal neutrons [12C(n,gamma)12C] and C13 to C14 by same [13C(n,gamma)14C]. The experimental evidence has been known for decades.
W. Davis Jr. "Carbon-14 production in nuclear reactors". ORNL/NUREG/TM-12. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 1977
csmcmillion 1 day ago
Neutron radiation. If carbon 13 is exposed to neutrons, it can become carbon 14. This is called neutron activation. Fusion doesn't normally happen easily because positive nuclei repel but you don't have that problem when one of them is just a neutron. You don't need a high temperature to force them together, the neutron just bumps into the nucleus and voila, it becomes the next isotope up the chain with an extra neutron.
medexamtoolsdotcom 3 months ago
Science starts with evidence and makes conclusions based on it.
Creationism starts with conclusions and makes evidence to support them.
universalJok3r 4 months ago
The bad news for Creationists is that diamonds are only found in volcanic complexes, and the igneous rocks they also contain are good sources of radioactive elements, which are able to top up the C-14 content of diamonds.
SoundOfScilence 4 months ago
@SoundOfScilence One of the papers i read actually said there was more C14 then the models predicted in the ground. Amazing how far we have come with science, yet how much farther we have to go. These are exciting times. :)
ShellySummers 4 months ago
Well done. I never heard of this creationism argument until now. Thanks for tackling this highly complex topic and providing a clearer explanation.
tobyr3 4 months ago
@tobyr3 You should have seen me when i first started looking into this. The wiki article, was the only one source I could find at first, other then creationist sites on the subject. Once i found out about the closure temperature phenomena though. Things really started to take off. Still have some unanswered questions, but all in all, pretty darn pleased with how it turned out.
ShellySummers 4 months ago