A nitrogen-14 nucleus absorbs an incoming neutron and emits a proton. Write the complete nuclear equation and identify the other product. Show both conservation checks. Explain why conserving nucleon number does not mean conserving the sum of rest masses.

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¹⁴₇N + ¹₀n → ¹⁴₆C + ¹₁p. Nucleon totals 15 each; charge totals 7 each. Binding-energy changes allow rest-mass differences while total energy is conserved. Place ¹⁴₇N and the incoming ¹₀n on the left; the emitted proton is ¹₁p. A_product = 14 + 1 − 1 = 14. Z_product = 7 + 0 − 1 = 6, identifying carbon. Check 14 + 1 = 14 + 1 and 7 + 0 = 6 + 1. A counts nucleons, not kilograms; binding-energy differences can change total rest mass with the corresponding energy carried by products/radiation.

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A nitrogen-14 nucleus absorbs an incoming neutron and emits a proton. Write the complete nuclear equation and identify the other product. Show both conservation checks. Explain why conserving nucleon number does not mean conserving the sum of rest masses.

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