Blue toruses = 8 protons
Red toruses = 4 nuclear electrons
Atomic number of Be8 = protons (8) - nuclear electrons (4) = (4)
Move mouse on image for nuclear structure of
Beryllium 8 decay form
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The nucleus of Beryllium 8 highly instable, quickly decomposes to Helium 4, yielding two alpha particles
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Magnetic forces holds together the two toroid trias of deuterium inside both He4 nucleus, but not between He4 !
Click on image for Boron 9 nucleus, an isotope producing Be8 by its proton emission decay.
| Be6 | Be7 | Be8 | Be9 | Be10 | Be11 | Be12 | Be13 | Be14 | Be15 | Be16 |
| 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 |
Structure of Beryllium 8 isotope, nuclear composition and the highly instable Be8 nuclei spontaneus decay into Helium4 particles.