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What may be the new neutron and proton ratio after a nuclide `._(92)U^(238)` loses an `alpha`-particles?

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If the original neutron-proton ratio was `n//Z (146//92)`, the new ratio will be `(n -2)//(Z - 2)`, i.e., `144//90`.
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