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Electron capture

Electron capture

(Science: radiobiology) nuclear decay process whereby a proton in the nucleus absorbs an orbiting electron and converts to a neutron.


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... good to think about. CN, along with some other compounds, do arrest electron transfer or capture electrons themselves therefore halting an electron transport system. most organisms ...

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