How Is It Possible for an Element to Decay "Forward

question 47

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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