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Mass number down one (if one neutron is emitted) and the atomic number stays same-
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Click here to view my profile and arrange a free introduction.When neutron emission occurs during radioactive decay this is a result of Beta decay. Beta decay causes a neutron to decay into a proton by emitting an electron. Therefore neutron emission causes the mass number to decrease by one, whilst the atomic number is unaffected.
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