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In beta decay

A
The parent and daughter nuclei have same number of protons
B
The daughter nucleus has one proton less than the parent nucleus
C
The daughter nucleus has one proton more than the parent nucleus
D
The daughter nucleus has one neutron more than the parent nucleus

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C

When beta decay occurs, the atomic number of nucleus will increase by one unit and mass number will remain same. Thus, here the after beta decay the daughter nucleus has same mass number as product nuclei and one unit atomic number will increase than parent nuclei.

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