Physics, asked by Nickyijoshi989, 11 months ago

Why does atomic number decrease by 2 and the mass number by 4 during alpha emmision?

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Answered by hasaam01

An alpha particle is made up of two protons and two neutrons so when the alpha particle leaves atomic number will decrease by 2 because of the two protons and atomic mass will decrease by 4 because of the two protons and two neutrons

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