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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2023

In gamma ray emission from a nucleus.

  1. A Only the proton number changes
  2. B both, the proton number neutron and neutron number change
  3. C there is no change in the proton number and the neutron number
  4. D only the neutron number changes
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(C) there is no change in the proton number and the neutron number

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Gamma emission involves the release of energy in the form of high-frequency photons from an excited nucleus to reach a lower energy state. Since no particles like protons or neutrons are ejected, the atomic number \((Z)\) and the mass number \((A)\) remain unchanged. There is no…