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... proton has one unit of positive electric charge ( + e ) . Because each electron car- ries the basic unit of negative electric charge , and because opposite charges attract one another , in a neutral atom the total charge of the nucleus ...
... proton has one unit of positive electric charge ( + e ) . Because each electron car- ries the basic unit of negative electric charge , and because opposite charges attract one another , in a neutral atom the total charge of the nucleus ...
Page 599
... proton , forms 14N , and emits another gamma ray . In symbols the reaction is represented by the equa- tions : 13N → 13C + e + + v ; 13C + 1H → 14N + y . The 14N , ordinary nitrogen , is stable . When it captures a proton to form a ...
... proton , forms 14N , and emits another gamma ray . In symbols the reaction is represented by the equa- tions : 13N → 13C + e + + v ; 13C + 1H → 14N + y . The 14N , ordinary nitrogen , is stable . When it captures a proton to form a ...
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... proton- proton reaction , or hydrogen - burning . The fusion of two hydrogen atoms , the nuclei of which are called protons , produces a deuterium atom and releases a positron and a neutrino . The neutrino escapes with the velocity of ...
... proton- proton reaction , or hydrogen - burning . The fusion of two hydrogen atoms , the nuclei of which are called protons , produces a deuterium atom and releases a positron and a neutrino . The neutrino escapes with the velocity of ...
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