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Ainat [17]
3 years ago
5

What happens during an alpha decay?

Chemistry
1 answer:
Andrej [43]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

Alpha decay is a type of radioactive disintegration in which unstable atomic nucleus releases a helium nucleus or alpha particle and transform into a different element. The new element formed will be reduced by four and the atomic number will be reduced by two.

Example of alpha decay is: Uranium 238 transform into Thorium 234 with the emission of an alpha particle.

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