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The 14C Content of Lithium Metal Used in Benzene Synthesis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

C. J. Eastoe ,
Austin Long ,
Charles S. Tucek  and
A. J. T. Jull
C. J. Eastoe
Affiliation:
Department of Geosciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721 USA
Austin Long
Affiliation:
Department of Geosciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721 USA
Charles S. Tucek
Affiliation:
Department of Geosciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721 USA
A. J. T. Jull
Affiliation:
Department of Geosciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721 USA
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Abstract

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The lithium reagent used in the synthesis of benzene for 14C dating contributes insignificant 14C in high-precision measurements on 7 g benzene samples. Blank experiments on three different batches of lithium yielded small amounts of carbon, most of which probably originated as “memory” in the reaction vessel.

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Radiocarbon , Volume 39 , Issue 3 , 1997 , pp. 343 - 345
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Copyright © The American Journal of Science 

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