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sjones

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What happens to the mass number and the atomic number of an element when it undergoes alpha decay?
 
  A) The mass number decreases by 4 and the atomic number decreases by 2.
  B) The mass number does not change and the atomic number increases by 1.
  C) The mass number increases by 4 and the atomic number does not change.
  D) The mass number increases by 2 and the atomic number decreases by 1.
  E) The mass number does not change and the atomic number increases by 2.

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Why was helium absent from Mendeleev's original periodic table of 1871?
 
  A) Helium is unstable.
  B) Helium is radioactive.
  C) Helium had not been discovered.
  D) Helium occurs only in compounds.
  E) none of the above
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Reply #1 on: Aug 27, 2018
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Reply 2 on: Aug 27, 2018
Gracias!

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