Which of the following statements about electron capture is false?
A) The electron is used to convert a proton to a neutron.
B) The electron involved is most likely an outer shell valence electron.
C) In electron capture decay,the atomic number decreases by one.
D) In electron capture decay,the mass number remains unchanged.
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