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The First Transmutation of an Element Was Performed in 1919

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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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