Karbon, pinaka conto, prasida kantun jegjeg dados isotop stabil (karbon-12 utawi karbon-13) utawi pinaka isotop radioaktif (karbon-14), sané panguntat prasida kawigunayang ring pananggal radiometrik (untengnyané ring pananggal radiokarbon) sané prasida kaangén narka yusa saking bahan organik.
Carbon, for example, can exist as a stable isotope (carbon-12 or carbon-13) or as a radioactive isotope (carbon-14), the latter of which can be used in radiometric dating (specifically radiocarbon dating) to determine the age of organic materials.