Rutherford was the first physicist to carry artificial transmutation from one element into another. In his experiment he bombarded nitrogen with alpha particles to produce isotope of.

Hydrogen

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Carbon

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Oxygen

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Helium

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Solution

The correct option is C Oxygen
$_{7}^{14} N +_{2}^{4} H e ⟶_{8}^{17} O +_{1}^{1} H$
Helium is bombarded with nitrogen to produce oxygen.

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