Question

During nuclear fusion in a red giant star, when a hydrogen atom with 1 proton is fused with a nitrogen atom with 7 protons, the resulting atom will be

a) a carbon atom with 6 protons
b) a nitrogen atom with 7 protons
c) an oxygen atom with 8 protons
d) hydrogen and oxygen cannot fuse during nuclear fusion.

Answer 1

c

Answer 2

Number of protons increases from 7 to 8

Answer 3

hi, i think its
c) an oxygen atom with 8 protons