When Rutherford exposed nitrogen gas to alpha particles, some of the alpha particles were absorbed by the nitrogen nuclei.
A equation for the alpha particle bombardment is as follows:
¹⁴₇N+⁴₂He---->¹⁷₈O+¹₁H
So, as it can be seen from the equation that some of the alpha particles are absorbed by nitrogen nuclei.
The conversion of one element to another had occurred.
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