Question

Boron has 5 protons. If another proton gets added to boron, what will happen?

Answer 1

If another proton gets added to the molecule there will be an increase in the atomic number and atomic mass by 1 unit and a new species will form.

here boron is taken which has an atomic number of 5 and atomic mass of 11 so when we add a proton to it, it will change into carbon having atomic number as 6 and atomic mass as 12.

`_(5)^(11)\textrm{B}+_(1)^(1)\textrm{p}\rightarrow _(6)^(12)\textrm{C}`

The new species formed will be
`_(6)^(12)\textrm{C}`.

Answer 2

Boron has 5 protons. If another proton gets added to boron, then it will lose its identity and becomes carbon as number of protons determines the element and as it changes , the element changes as here one proton is being added then it will make boron converted into carbon. So the answer is if another proton gets added to boron, then it will lose its identity and becomes carbon.