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← ScienceWhich outcome results when heavy nuclides decay via alpha emission?
A)Increased fragment binding energy per nucleon✓
B)Chain fission reaction accelerates rapidly
C)Neutron capture cross-section significantly decreases
D)Fusion probability becomes exponentially greater
💡 Explanation
Alpha decay increases binding energy per nucleon because the resulting smaller nuclei are closer to the peak of the binding energy curve; therefore, the emitted alpha particle represents a more stable configuration rather than triggering fission reactions.
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