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MCQEasyJEE Main 2023 · 31 January, Shift 1Radioactive Decay & Half-Life

Physics Question from JEE Main 2023 · 31 January, Shift 1

A free neutron decays into a proton but a free proton does not decay into neutron. This is because:

  • A

    Neutron is an uncharged particle

  • B

    Proton is a charged particle

  • C

    Neutron is a composite particle made of a proton and an electron

  • D

    Neutron has larger rest mass than proton

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