When a proton is released, one element changes into another. What is this process called?

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When a proton is released, one element changes into another. What is this process called?

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Answer 1 · 2017-02-26T07:29:43

Proton emission

Explanation:

When an proton is emitted from a nucleus the decay is called proton emission or proton reactivity. A proton emission follows a positron emission ( $β^{+} d e c a y$ $beta^+ decay$ ).Proton emission is very rare.

For example

$_{11}^{7} N \to p^{+} +_{10}^{6} C$ $""_11^7N rarr p^+ + ""_10^6C$

The p+ is indicating a free proton

The carbon-10 afterwards gets converted to boron-10 as a result of positron emission

$_{10}^{6} C \to_{10}^{5} B + e^{-}$ $""_10^6C rarr ""_10^5B + e^-$

10-Boron is stable so it does not further decay

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