Nuclides that have the same neutron number but a different proton number are called isotones.
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In beta decay, the proton number increases by one.
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Because positron emission decreases proton number relative to neutron number, positron decay happens typically in large " proton-rich " radionuclides.
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Still other possible beryllium isotopes have even more severe mismatches in neutron and proton number, and thus are even less stable.
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Nickel is to the right of cobalt, since its proton number ( 28 ) is higher by one than that of cobalt ( 27 ).
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Chemical properties are primarily determined by proton number, which determines which chemical element the nuclide is a member of; neutron number has only a slight influence.
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A filled shell would have " doubly magic " ( both its proton number of 114 and neutron number of 184 are thought to be magic ).
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Under conditions encountered in astrophysical environments it is difficult to obtain p-nuclei through proton captures because the Coulomb barrier of a nucleus increases with increasing Proton number.
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Rutherford realised that if an atom is losing protons, its identity is changing at the same time, since an atom s identity is governed by its proton number.
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This placement is consistent with the modern practice of ordering the elements by proton number, " Z ", but that number was not known or suspected at the time.