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Discuss the alpha decay process with example.

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A nuclear reaction in which an unstable parent nucleus emits an alpha particle and forms stable daughter nucleus, is called .alpha decay..
Eg, Decay of uranium (`U^(238)`) to thorium (`Th^(234)`) with the emission of an alpha particle.
`""_(92)U^(238) to ""_(90)Th^(234)+ ""_(2)He^(4)(alpha "decay")`
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