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I've been wondering about positron emission. If a neutron has more mass than a proton, how can a proton turn into a neutron by releasing a particle with mass?
[PLAIN]http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/654/positronemission.gif
(source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positron_emission)
Doesn't this violate the law of conservation of energy? Isn't Boron-11 heavier than Carbon-11?
[PLAIN]http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/654/positronemission.gif
(source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positron_emission)
Doesn't this violate the law of conservation of energy? Isn't Boron-11 heavier than Carbon-11?
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