When a radioactive isotope releases a beta particle, the atomic number of the new element is?

A. decreased by one.B. decreased by two.C. increased by one.D. increased by two or:A. decreased by one.B. decreased by two.C. increased by one.D. incr

A. decreased by one.
B. decreased by two.
C. increased by one.
D. increased by two

or:A. decreased by one.B. decreased by two.C. increased by one.D. increased by two

or:\u03b2- decay is, when a neutron emits an electron and an antineutrino and is thereby \"transformed\" into a proton. As the number of protons determines the element, the nucleus now resembles an isotope of another element than before. However, unstable atomic nuclei with an excess of protons may undergo \u03b2+ decay, where a proton is converted into a neutron, a positron, and a neutrino.

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