Boron 8 nucleus decay form
Nuclear structure of

Boron 8 

(half life = 770 ms). Move mouse over image for B8 nucleus transition form.

Blue toruses = 8 protons
Red toruses = 3 nuclear electrons

Atomic number of B8 = protons (8) - nuclear electrons (3) = (5), with structure He3 D He3

Boron 8 transform by electron capture (from light !) of B8 nucleus transition form and Be8 nucleus generated (half life = 67 as).
The electron comes from a photon pair production and the rest of a positron emanated.

Be8 nucleus shortly decay further by splitting of Beryllium 8 into two He4 particles.

Click on image for Be8 nucleus decay.


Photon model of light
Structures of atomic nuclei


Boron 7 nucleus Boron 9 nucleus

B7B8B9B10B11B12B13B14B15B16B17

H He Li Be B C N O F Ne Na Mg Si S Ar Ca
Fe Ni Zn Ga Ge Se Kr Rb Sr Y Nb Mo Ru Rh Pd Ag
In Sb I Ba Ce Nd Sm Tb Yb Ta W Os Ir Au Hg Pb


 

Decay of Boron 8 forms matastable Berillium8. Repulsive magnetic forces act between two half of the Be8 nucleus. He4 emission through Berillium 8 results in two alpha particles are He4 nuclei. It could be interesting if the b+ isotopes were illuminated with an appropriate gamma photon wavelength. Could it be used for the decontamination of radioactive isotopes? Yesss, I guess.