But also
new elements are created in the hot ejecta of the explosion, among them
radioactive species such as 44Ti (titanium with 22 protons and 22 neutrons in its atomic
nuclei) and 56Ni (28/28 neutrons / protons), which decay to stable calcium and iron, respectively.
Bone Diagenesis and Radiocarbon Dating of Fish Bones at the Shag River Mouth Site,
New Zealand Carbon - 14, 14 C, or radiocarbon, is a
radioactive isotope of carbon with an atomic
nucleus containing 6 protons and 8 neutrons.