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alpha decay
In alpha decay, an alpha particle (two protons and two neutrons) is emitted from a nucleus and the atomic number decreases by two to form a new nucleus.
An example would be when an atom of uranium isotope of mass 238, on emitting an alpha particle, becomes an atom of thorium, mass 234.
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