Question

A nitrogen nucleus bombarded with an alpha particle produces an oxygen nucleus and a proton. The nuclear reaction for this process is $^4_2H + ^{14}_2N \to ^{17}_{8}O + ^1_1H + Q$. Which of the following statements about the reaction is not correct?

Accepted Answer

it is an induced nuclear reaction

Answer

the bombardment results into a nucleus with greater proton number

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it is a natural radioactive decay

Answer

the sum of the final nucleon numbers

A nitrogen nucleus bombarded with an alpha particle produces an oxygen nucleus and a proton. The nuclear reaction for this process is \(^4_2H + ^{14}_2N \to...