Reading Wikipedia on "Beta Decay" they list the equation of Carbon-14 decaying into N-14. see equation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_decay
I presume the 14 refers to total protons and neutrons. The 6 in C, I believe means six protons. In N, I believe the 7 refers to protons. Where did the seventh proton come from the decay of C-14 into N-14? I understand neutrons can decay into protons, but the math doesn't work for me.
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