After a particle was emitted from the nucleus of an atom, it was found that the

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After a particle was emitted from the nucleus of an atom, it was found that the atomic number of the atom hadincreased.The emitted particle could have been (there may be more than one correct choice) A.particle. B. an alpha particle. C. a positron. D. a gamma ray. A A, B C C, D After a particle was emitted from the nucleus of an atom, it was found that the atomic number of the atom hadincreased.The emitted particle could have been (there may be more than one correct choice) A.particle. B. an alpha particle. C. a positron. D. a gamma ray. A A, B C C, D A.particle. B. an alpha particle. C. a positron. D. a gamma ray.

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The emitted particle could have been a beta particle.This is because on the emission of a beta particle,the atomic number of the atom gets increased.The atomic number usually increases by two.

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