What particle is produced when nitrogen is bombarded with alpha particles?
Correct answer A. Proton
Explanation
In 1919 Rutherford observed the reaction ¹⁴N + ⁴He → ¹⁷O + ¹H, in which nitrogen captures an alpha particle and ejects a proton; it was the first artificial nuclear transmutation.
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