Multiple Choice
How is it possible for an element to decay "forward in the periodic table"-that is, to decay to an element of higher atomic number?
A) when the decay is instigated by a collision with a proton
B) as a beta particle is released, a neutron transforms into a proton
C) This only occurs during nuclear fusion.
D) It is not possible. Radioactive decay always results in an isotope with the same or lower atomic number.
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