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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - 13. Nuclei

The decay of a proton to neutron is :

  1. A not possible as proton mass is less than the neutron mass
  2. B possible only inside the nucleus
  3. C not possible but neutron to proton conversion is possible
  4. D always possible as it is associated only with \(\beta^{+}\) decay
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(B) possible only inside the nucleus

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It is possible only inside the nucleus and not otherwise.
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