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When an Alpha Particle Is Emitted from the Nucleus of an Atom

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When an alpha particle is emitted from the nucleus of an atom, the nuclear mass

A) increases by two units.
B) decreases by two units.
C) increases by one unit.
D) decreases by four units.
E) remains the same.

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