Heavy, unstable nuclei usually decay by emitting an a or a b particle. Why dont they usually

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Heavy, unstable nuclei usually decay by emitting an a or a b particle. Why don’t they usually emit a single proton or neutron?

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University Physics with Modern Physics

ISBN: 978-0133977981

14th edition

Authors: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman

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