A nitrogen nucleus bombarded with an alpha particle produces an oxygen nucleus and a proton. The nuclear reaction for this process is (^4_2H + ^{14}_2N to ^{17}_{8}O + ^1_1H + Q). Which of the following statements about the reaction is not correct?
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A.
the bombardment results into a nucleus with greater proton number -
B.
it is an induced nuclear reaction -
C.
it is a natural radioactive decay -
D.
the sum of the final nucleon numbers