Which transmutation results when protactinium-231 undergoes alpha decay?

💡 Explanation

Actinium-227 results because **alpha decay** involves the emission of a helium-4 nucleus; therefore, the atomic number decreases by 2, and mass number by 4, rather than alternative decay paths under different conditions.

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