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In an alpha decay the mass number of an element decreases by___.

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In alpha decay, the nucleus emits an alpha particle, which has two protons and two neutrons. Now, remember, mass number = number of protons + number of neutrons. Therefore the decrease in mass number is 2+2=4

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