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How is it possible for an element to decay "forward in the periodic table"—that is, to decay to an element of higher atomic number?
A) when the decay is instigated by a collision with a proton
B) as a beta particle is released, a neutron transforms into a proton
C) This only occurs during nuclear fusion.
D) It is not possible. Radioactive decay always results in an isotope with the same or lower atomic number.
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