Carbon 18 nuclear structure
Nuclear structure of

Carbon 18 

isotope (half life = 91 ms).

Blue toruses = 18 protons
Red toruses = 12 nuclear electrons

Atomic number of C18 = protons (18) - nuclear electrons (12) = 6 with structure 6T.

Carbon 18 decays by electron emission (from a side position, not indicated) of Carbon 18 to Nitrogen 18 (half life = 624 ms).

Nitrogen 18 decays by electron emission (from a side position, not indicated) of Nitrogen 18 to Oxygen 18 stable nucleus.

Click on image for Carbon 18 nucleus.


Torus model of photons and matter
Structure of atomic nuclei


Carbon 17 nucleus Carbon 19 nucleus

C8C9 C10C11 C12C13 C14C15 C16C17 C18 C19

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The Carbon-18 nucleus decay by electron emission results unstable Nitrogen 18 nucleus, crowded with nuclear electrons yet. Another electron detaches from the nuclear toroidal rod, which stabilizes as O18.