Please help me Which statement describes what is gained or lost during radioactive decay? Atoms gain other atoms.

Elements take in energy.

Atoms lose smaller particles.

Elements gain smaller particles.

16. which of the following accurately describes a step within transcription? a. dna polymerase uses one strand of rna as a template to put together nucleotides. b. the dna strand is used as a template for which a complementary rna strand can be produced. c. the rna strand forms a template by which dna can be built. d. the rna strand is produced within the cytoplasm.