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Which outcome affects stability when a nuclide is beyond the 'Island of Stability'?

A)Increased alpha decay probability
B)Enhanced rate of nuclear fusion
C)Decreased neutron emission rate
D)Suppressed spontaneous fission events

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A distorted magic number far outside leads to increased alpha decay probability, because the increased asymmetry reduces nuclear binding energy. Therefore, alpha decay becomes more energetically favorable, rather than other decay modes that require higher activation energies.

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