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What is the spread of chemical isotopes on other planets?

What is the spread of chemical isotopes on other planets?

Update: 2024-10-25
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Pamela wants to know whether the distribution of chemical isotopes is the same on other planets as it is on Earth. Take carbon, for example, 99% of which is carbon-12 on Earth while 1% is carbon-13? To find the answer, James Tytko asked Xander Byrne from the University of Cambridge's Institute of Astronomy... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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What is the spread of chemical isotopes on other planets?

What is the spread of chemical isotopes on other planets?

Dr Chris Smith