Consider the following nuclear reactions and select the

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Consider the following nuclear reactions and select the correct statements from the options that follow Reaction 1 n p e Reaction II p n e v A Free neutron has higher mass than proton therefore reaction I is possible B Free proton has less mass than neutron therefore reaction II is not possible for the free proton C Inside a nucleus both decays reaction I and II are possible D Inside a nucleus reaction is not possible but reaction II is possible