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Isolated proton does not decay into neutron but an isolated neutron can decay into proton. Explain.

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Solution : Since the mass of the neutron is GREATER than the mass of proton, the Q value for the CONVERSION of proton into a neutron is negative. Thus, proton will NEED some energy to decay into neutron and hence an isolated proton NEVER decays into a neutron. However, in case of an isolated neutron, it can decay to proton and does not need any energy for conversion.


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