What Happens to the Mass Number and the Atomic Number

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Multiple Choice

What happens to the mass number and the atomic number of an element when it undergoes beta decay?

• A)Neither the mass number nor the atomic number change.
• B)The mass number decreases by 4 and the atomic number decreases by 2.
• C)The mass number does not change and the atomic number increases by 1.
• D)The mass number does not change and the atomic number decreases by 2.
• E)The mass number increases by 2 and the atomic number increases by 1.

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