Q. Which of the following statements is correct about Beta-decay?
Answer: In βdecay, the atomic number increases by 1
Notes: In both β and β+ decay, the mass number A remains unchanged. In β decay, the atomic number of the nucleus goes up by 1, while in β+ decay, the atomic number goes down by 1.

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