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Which of the following is a fission reaction?

carbon-12 and hydrogen-1 combining to form a nitrogen-13 atom

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Answer:The reactions are as follows: a carbon-12 (12C) nucleus captures a hydrogen nucleus (1H, a proton) to form a nucleus of nitrogen-13 (13N); a gamma ray (γ) is emitted in the process. The nitrogen-13 nucleus emits a positive electron (positron, e+) and becomes carbon-13 (13C).

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