The First Transmutation of an Element Was Performed in 1919

question 106

Multiple Choice

The first transmutation of an element was performed in 1919 by Ernest Rutherford when he bombarded nitrogen-14 with an alpha particle. The products were a proton, and another nuclide. What is the other nuclide?

• A)nitrogen-18
• B)nitrogen-17
• C)fluorine-17
• D)oxygen-17
• E)oxygen-16

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