and N9 is produced when N14 sheds 5 neutrons. We wouldn't have all this N-14 around if that happened. They just break other stuff to see if n-9 appears briefly

and N9 is produced when N14 sheds 5 neutrons. We wouldn't have all this N-14 around if that happened. They just break other stuff to see if n-9 appears briefly in the debris: https://www.science.org/content/article/fleeting-form-nitrogen-stretches-nuclear-theory-its-limits https://www.science.org/content/article/fleeting-form-nitrog...