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How would you decrease the mass number?

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Protons are positively charged. When a nucleus emits an alpha particle, these changes happen: the mass number decreases by 4. the atomic number decreases by 2.




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Protons are positively charged. When a nucleus emits an alpha particle, these changes happen: the mass number decreases by 4. the atomic number decreases by 2.

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