Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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Chapter 45, Problem 29SP
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The result when nitrogen is bombarded with alpha particles, if an alpha particle is absorbed and a proton is emitted during the reaction.
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Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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