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What will be the change in atomic number and atomic mass of an element 𝑋𝑧𝐴, when two alpha particles are emitted from its nucleus?

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What will be the change in atomic number and atomic mass of an element 𝑋𝑧𝐴, when two alpha particles are emitted from its nucleus?

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When an alpha particle is emitted from a nucleus, the atomic number decreases by 2 and the atomic mass decreases by 4.

Step 1: Understand the effect of one alpha particle emission An alpha particle consists of 2 protons and 2 neutrons. So, when an alpha particle is emitted, the atomic number (Z) decreases by 2 (due to loss of 2 protons) and the atomic mass (A) decreases by 4 (due to loss of 2 protons and 2 neutrons).

Step 2: Apply the effect to two alpha particle emissions Since the element X is emitting two alpha particles, we multiply the effect of one alpha particle emission by 2.

So, the atomic number will decrease by 22 = 4 and the atomic mass will decrease by 42 = 8.

Therefore, after the emission of two alpha particles, the atomic number of the element will be (Z-4) and the atomic mass will be (A-8).

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