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> neutrons are stripped of their electrons Got to love science journalism.
by dietrichepp 13y ago
> neutrons are stripped of their electrons
Got to love science journalism.
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- HCIdivision17 13y agoWell, yeah. [Hydrogen] proton plus electron to neutron, which when absorbed into the Nickel nucleus decays to a proton and electron. Colorfully put, the Ni atom strips the electron from the neutron to gain a proton and become Cu. Which is a decent enough lie. I'd be more interested in why all the rigamarole to generate the neutron at all, and I suspect many others would to, since it somehow allows for this to happen. IFF the experiment is legit.