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Thanks Tobbin, I look pretty stupid right now, but thanks for the clear explanation.

the alpha particle has 2+, and the carbon has 5+ no? Sorry if I'm being difficult.

So would proton + 14/7N ---> 11/6 + proton + alpha particle be correct?

B- wouldn't work, but couldn't B+ decay work in that case? If it's B+ decay though. I don't know what happens with the lost protons from the Nitrogen atom.

A proton collides with a nucleus of nitrogen-14 (atomic number 7). This collision produces a nucleus of carbon-11 (atomic number 6) and what else? My attempt: 14/7N + proton -----> 11/6C + alpha particle? I know it cannot be gamma decay, but I'm not sure if it's alpha or beta decay and what...