Rutherford studied the first nuclear reaction `[._(7)^(14)N(alpha,p) ._(8)^(17)O]`
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Date: 02/08/2020

Rutherford studied the first nuclear reaction `[._(7)^(14)N(alpha,p) ._(8)^(17)O]` which take place with a change in energy equivalent to `1.193 MeV`. Later on various  types of nuclear reactions such as artifical radioactivity, artifical transmutatoon , nuclear fission, nuclear fussion, spallation reactions etc. were studied.   The reaction `._(97)^(14)N + ._(2)^(4)He + ._(8)^(17)O + ._(1)^(1)H` may be carried out by bombaring `N` atoms with `alpha-` particles of energy: