Question: Q 0 8 : Inside a nucleus undergoing beta - plus decay, a proton P + changes into a neutron n 0 and a positron

Q08: Inside a nucleus undergoing beta-plus decay, a proton P+changes into a neutron n0 and a positron e+
P+n0+e+
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In this process
A. the mass of the proton is greater than the mass of the neutron.
C. the mass of the proton is equal to the mass of the neutron.
B. the mass of the proton is less than the mass of the neutron.
D. the mass of the proton is equal to (the mass of the neutron + the mass of the positron).
Q 0 8 : Inside a nucleus undergoing beta - plus

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