A free neutron decays into.... | JEE Main 2023

JEE MAIN 2023

31-01-23 S1

Question

A free neutron decays into a proton but a free proton does not decay into neutron. This is because

Select the correct option:

neutron is an uncharged particle

proton is a charged particle

neutron is a composite particle made of a proton and an electron

neutron has larger rest mass than proton

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Solution

As neutron has more rest mass than proton it will require energy to decay proton into neutron.

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JEE Main

Physics

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