A free neutron decays into a proton but a free proton does not decay into neutron. This is because

  • [JEE MAIN 2023]
  • A

    neutron is an uncharged particle

  • B

    proton is a charged particle

  • C

    neutron is a composite particle made of a proton and an electron

  • D

    neutron has larger rest mass than proton

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