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svetoff [14.1K]
3 years ago
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1. What changes in the nucleus during alpha decay?

Biology
1 answer:
stepan [7]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

Mass Number and Atomic Number

Explanation:

Alpha decay or α-decay is a type of radioactive decay in which an atomic nucleus emits an alpha particle and thereby transforms or 'decays' into a different atomic nucleus, with a mass number that is reduced by four and an atomic number that is reduced by two.

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