Blue toruses = 8 protons
Red toruses = 4 nuclear electrons
Atomic number of Be (4) = protons (8) - nuclear electrons (4)
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Beryllium 8 decay form.
The nucleus of Beryllium 8 highly instable, quickly decomposes to Helium 4, yielding two alpha particles.
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 | Nd | Pb |
Structure of Beryllium 8 isotope, nuclear composition and the highly instable Be8 nuclei spontaneus decay into Helium4 particles.