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Nuclear & Radiochemistry

Alpha Decay

Radioactive decay in which a nucleus emits a helium-4 nucleus, losing two protons and two neutrons.

ᴬ_Z X → ᴬ⁻⁴_Z₋₂ Y + ⁴₂He MeV Nuclear & Radiochemistry

Artificial Radioactivity

Radioactivity in nuclides created by bombarding stable nuclei with particles rather than found in nature.

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