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What would be the effect on the nucleus of an atom if it emitted one alpha particle and one gamma ray
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What would be the effect on the nucleus of an atom if it emitted one alpha particle and one gamma ray

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Unstable, radioactive atom emits alpha and gamma ray to transform into a stable atom.

Emitting an alpha particle, decreases the mass number by four and atomic number by two.
Emitting gamma ray reduces the excess energy of the radioactive atom.
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