Answer the following questions related to alpha decay:
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Problem
Answer the following questions related to alpha decay:
(i) Define alpha (α) decay.
(ii) Write the general nuclear equation that represents the alpha decay of a nucleus denoted by ZAX.
(iii) State, in standard nuclear notation, the mass number and atomic number of an alpha particle and mention its electric charge.