Den torsdagen den 30:e oktober 2014 kl. 08:04:42 UTC+1 skrev Poutnik:
Dne 10/30/2014 v 12:49 AM napsal(a):

If you bombarded a ball of bizmuth with positrons what would happen would it explode or transmute?

There would be ongoing anihilation of electrons.
It would soon start acctract electrons from other matter.
There can happen lighning discharge, leading to explosion.
The same can happen, if you bombard isolated matter by electrons.

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Poutnik

But if we suppose there are no free electrons or matter in the region the matter is occupying, only positron bombardment?

What would happen if you isolate it? It can not discharge? But it can transmute.