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Standard X
Physics
Radioactivity
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Question
What happens to the mass number of an element when
γ
-radiations, is emitted?
A
increases by
1
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B
decreases by
1
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C
no change
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Solution
The correct option is
C
no change
As the
γ
radiations are chargeless or massless so, there is no change in mass number.
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