JEE PHYSICS MCQ: NUCLEI

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The decay of a proton to neutron is

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Correct option: B

possible only inside the nucleus

Option B (possible only inside the nucleus) is correct because the neutron is more massive than the proton, and this mass difference can be compensated by the binding energy inside the nucleus.

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