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2 years ago

Which change occurs when an atom undergoes alpha decay?

Physics

2 answers:

3241004551 [841]2 years ago

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Answer:

its A on edge

Explanation:

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oee [108]2 years ago

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In an alpha decay, an atom emits an alpha particle. An alpha particle consists of 2 protons and 2 neutrons: this means that during this kind of decay, the original atom loses 2 protons and 2 neutrons from its nucleus.

This also means that the atomic number Z of the element (the atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus) decreases by 2 units in the process, while the mass number A (the mass number is the sum of the number of protons and neutrons) decreases by 4 units.

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<u>Explanation:</u>

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Along the horizontal, x-axis, we might write this as

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$y=0+(236.4 \times 49.5)+\left(\left(\frac{1}{2}\right) \times(-9.8) \times(49.5)^{2}\right)$

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