Multiple Choice
Which of these changes occurs in the nucleus during an alpha decay?
A) The mass number decreases by 4, and the atomic number decreases by 2.
B) The mass number does not change, but the atomic number changes.
C) The mass number changes, but the atomic number does not change.
D) Neither the mass number nor the atomic number changes.
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