Let the mass of electron is halved, mass of proton is doubled and mass of neutron is made three fourth of original mass. Mass number of O-16
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a
Increases by 37.5%
b
Remain constant
c
Increases by 12.5%
d
Decreases by 25%
answer is A.
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Detailed Solution
Mass of electron is negligible.It is not considered while calculating mass number ;Actual mass number = 8 p + 8 n = 16 ; New mass number : 8×2 p+34×8n=22 6 units increase for 16 % increase =100×616=37.5%