What happens to the probability of committing a Type I error

What happens to the probability of committing a Type I error if the level of significance is changed from alpha=0.01 to alpa=0.05?

A. the probability of committing a Type I error will decrease

B. the probability of committing a Type I error will increase

C. the probability of committing a Type I error will remain the same

D. the change in probability will depend on your sample size

B. the probability of committing a Type I error will increase, because alpha is the probability of committing a type 1 error