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PRONUNCIATION OF ALPHA DECAY

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WHAT DOES ALPHA DECAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Alpha decay

Alpha decay, or α-decay, is a type of radioactive decay in which an atomic nucleus emits an alpha particle and thereby transforms into an atom with a mass number 4 less and atomic number 2 less. For example, uranium-238 decaying through α-particle emission to form thorium-234 can be expressed as: Because an alpha particle is the same as the nucleus of a helium-4 atom - consisting of two protons and two neutrons and thus having mass number 4 and atomic number 2 - this can also be written as: Notice how, on either side of the nuclear equation, both the mass number and the atomic number are conserved: the mass number is 238 on the left side and on the right side, and the atomic number is 92 on the left side and on the right side. The alpha particle also has a charge +2, but the charge is usually not written in nuclear equations, which describe nuclear reactions without considering the electrons. This convention is not meant to imply that the nuclei necessarily occur in neutral atoms. Alpha decay typically occurs in the heaviest nuclides.

Definition of alpha decay in the English dictionary

The definition of alpha decay in the dictionary is the radioactive decay process resulting in emission of alpha particles.

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Translation of «alpha decay» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

α衰变
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Translator English - Spanish

desintegración alfa
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alpha decay
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Translator English - Hindi

अल्फा क्षय
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Translator English - Arabic

إضمحلال ألفا
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Translator English - Russian

альфа-распад
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decaimento alfa
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Translator English - Bengali

আলফা ক্ষয়
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Translator English - French

désintégration alpha
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Translator English - Malay

Kerosakan alfa
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Translator English - German

alpha-Zerfall
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Translator English - Japanese

アルファ崩壊
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Translator English - Korean

알파 붕괴
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Translator English - Javanese

Alpha decay
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Translator English - Vietnamese

phân rã alpha
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Translator English - Tamil

ஆல்பா சிதைவு
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Translator English - Marathi

अल्फा किडणे
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Translator English - Turkish

Alfa çürüğü
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Translator English - Italian

decadimento alfa
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Translator English - Polish

rozpad alfa
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Translator English - Ukrainian

альфа - розпад
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Translator English - Romanian

degradare alfa
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Translator English - Greek

άλφα αποσύνθεση
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Translator English - Afrikaans

alfaverval
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Translator English - Swedish

alfasönderfall
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Translator English - Norwegian

alfa-nedbrytning
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALPHA DECAY»

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Nuclear Physics
In this connection it may be pointed out that, in sharp contrast to beta - and gamma-transitions, the transitions in alpha decay are only mildly inhibited by angular momentum changes. Alpha transitions are, therefore, more likely to populate all ...
Prof. B.B.Srivastava
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General, Organic, and Biochemistry: An Applied Approach
The breakdown of radon-222 is an example of a common type of nuclear reaction called alpha decay. In alpha decay, a heavy atom breaks apart into an alpha particle and a slightly smaller atom, as shown in Figure 8.1. The alpha particle is  ...
James Armstrong, 2014
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Experimental Techniques in Nuclear Physics
[44] Navarro, Q. O., Rasmussen, J. O., Shirley, D. A., Preferential polar emission in the alpha decay of deformed 249Cf and 253Es, Phys. Lett., 2, 353, 1962. [45] Soinski, A. J ., and Shirley, D. A., Nuclear orientation studies of 2“Am and 255Fm,  ...
Dorin N. Poenaru, Walter Greiner, 1997
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Helium
They are a highly ionizing form of particle radiation, and (when resulting from radioactive alpha decay) have low penetration depth. They are able to be stopped by a few centimeters of air, or by the skin. Long range alpha particles from ternary ...
Edited by Paul Muljadi
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Atomic And Nuclear Physics
The study of radioactivity is very important to understand the structure of Earth because radioactive decay heats the earth's interior to very high temperatures. In alpha decay, the nucleus emits a 4He nucleus called alpha particle. Alpha decay  ...
Sharma, 2008
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Isotopes in the Earth Sciences
Tm = 58 min, alpha decay and electron capture (50% < e < 95%); 230U, Tin = 20- 8 days, alpha decay; 23lU,T,/2 = 4-2 days,a < 5%,(e + /3+)95%; 232U, Tm = 70-0 a, alpha decay 95% with spontaneous fission and emission of y-quanta; 233U, ...
H.-G. Attendorn, R. Bowen, 1988
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Chemistry A Molecular Approach:
Alpha Decay The 1 in the lower left of the proton symbol represents 1 proton. and A FIGURE 19.2 Alpha Decay ln alpha decay. a nucleus emits a particle composed of two protons and two neutrons (a helium-4 nucleus). ' As discussed in ...
Nivaldo J. Tro, 2010
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Environmental Issues and Waste Management Technologies in ...
ALPHA DECAY DAMAGE IN CERAMIC WASTE FORMS — MICROSTRUCTURAL ASPECT Jan-Fong Jue, Thomas P. O'l-Iolleran, Steven M. Frank and Stephen G. Johnson Argonne National Laboratory — West P. O. Box 2528 Idaho Falls, ...
John D. Vienna, Connie C. Herman, Sharon Marra, 2012
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The Physics of Diagnostic Imaging Second Edition
Alpha decay results in a loss of an equal number of neutrons and protons; the nuclear mass therefore decreases down the nuclide curve. Beta negative decay occurs only in 'neutron excess' isotopes so a neutron is lost and the decayed ...
David Dowsett, Patrick A Kenny, R Eugene Johnston, 2006
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Theory of Particle and Cluster Emission
Chasman, R.R., Rasmussen, J.O.: Alpha decay of deformed even–even nuclei. Phys. Rev. 112, 512–518 (1958) 8. Sa ̆ndulescu, A., Iosifescu, M.: On favoured alpha transitions. Nucl. Phys. 26, 209–216 (1961) 9. Rauscher, E.A., Rasmussen  ...
Doru S. Delion, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALPHA DECAY»

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What Are Gamma-Rays?
Gamma-rays are produced primarily by four different nuclear reactions: fusion, fission, alpha decay and gamma decay. Nuclear fusion is the ... «Live Science, Mar 15»
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Using Analyst 'Closeness' To Get A Better EPS Consensus
Montagu and Burgess argue that because there is a long alpha decay, persisting up to a year, you can slow down turnover to rein in transaction ... «ValueWalk, Feb 15»
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Small publishers flourish in Spain's crisis
Others include Periferica, Libros del Asteroide, Errata Naturae, Nordica and Alpha Decay. "Very small companies are using guerrilla business ... «Yahoo News, Feb 15»
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Artist's Stunning, Homegrown Crystal Sculptures Will Decay for …
... with (and, as the chemical's Wiki entry notes, having an alpha decay half life of “more than a billion times the estimated age of the universe”), ... «PSFK, Dec 14»
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My Great-Great-Aunt Discovered Francium. And It Killed Her.
It might shed two protons and two neutrons, a process called alpha decay, converting it to thorium, element 90. If thorium then turns a neutron ... «New York Times, Dec 14»
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Superheavy Element 117 Points to Fabled “Island of Stability” on …
“The heavy nuclei makes an alpha decay to produce element 115, and this also decays by alpha decay,” says Jadambaa Khuyagbaatar of GSI, ... «Scientific American, May 14»
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Geek Answers: Why are we running out of helium?
Alpha decay is the ejection of a helium nucleus. By far the majority of the helium produced today is a product of the natural gas industry — in ... «Geek, Apr 14»
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Facts About Ununseptium
It decays through alpha decay. Ununseptium's other isotopes are suspected to decay through both alpha decay and spontaneous fission. «LiveScience.com, Nov 13»
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Facts About Livermorium
Livermorium has four isotopes with known half-lives, all of which decay through alpha decay. The most stable is 293Lv with a half-life of about ... «LiveScience.com, Nov 13»
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Facts About Ununtrium
It is the product of ununpentium alpha decay. Ununtrium has six isotopes with known half-lives. The most stable is 286Uut, with a half-life of ... «LiveScience.com, Nov 13»

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