The Loss of an Alpha Particle by a Radioactive Nuclide

question 29

Multiple Choice

The loss of an alpha particle by a radioactive nuclide causes

• A) no change in mass number
• B) the atomic number to decrease by four
• C) the mass number to decrease by two
• D) the atomic number to decrease by two and the mass number to decrease by four

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