How Is It Possible for an Element to Decay "Forward

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.