Emission of which particle below will decrease the atomic number and the mass number by 1?Key Concept: Elementary particles. Review the properties of particles that come from the nucleus. a positron an alpha particle a proton a neutron

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Emission of which particle below will decrease the atomic number and the mass number by 1?

Key Concept: Elementary particles. Review the properties of particles that come from the nucleus.

a positron

an alpha particle

a proton

a neutron

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