Alpha emission in an atom reduces its atomic number by two. An alpha particle is actually the nucleus of a helium-4 atom.   In alpha decay, atomic number decreases by 2, and atomic mass decreases by 4.  .   An alpha particle is two protons and two neutrons, this is the same as a helium nucleus.
On most PraxisÂ® tests, each selected-response question answered. correctly is worth one raw point, and your total raw score is the. number of questions answered correctly on the full test. Selected-. response questions are scored by computer.
Weissman score. The Weissman score is an efficiency metric for lossless compression applications, which was developed for fictional use. It compares both required time and compression ratio of measured applications, with those of a de facto standard according to the data type.