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What form of raditation decay is common for very heavy nuclei?

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This type of decay would be alpha decay. Larger atoms are generally more unstable than lighter ones, and the fastest way to shave off extra mass and become more stable is to go through alpha decay - by emitting 2 protons and 2 neutrons each time, the large atoms can quickly become more stable.
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