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What Happens to the Mass Number and the Atomic Number

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What happens to the mass number and the atomic number of an element when it undergoes alpha decay?


A) The mass number decreases by 4 and the atomic number decreases by 2.
B) The mass number does not change and the atomic number increases by 1.
C) The mass number increases by 4 and the atomic number does not change.
D) The mass number increases by 2 and the atomic number decreases by 1.
E) The mass number does not change and the atomic number increases by 2.

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