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Categories: Nuclear physics, Articles with short description, Helium, Radioactivity

alpha decay alpha-decay alpha emission α-decay

Radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus that is accompanied by the emission of an alpha particle WordNet 3.0

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Radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus that is accompanied by the emission of an alpha particle WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

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. Wikipedia

Emission of alpha particles by a decaying radioactive atom Wikidata

Radioactive decay by emitting an alpha particle. Wiktionary

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