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A sodium atom has an atomic number of 11 and a mass number of 23. When it captures an alpha particle, which consists of 2 protons and 2 neutrons, the total number of protons increases to 13 (11 + 2) and the total number of neutrons increases to 12 (11 + 2). Therefore, the new mass number will be 23 (original mass number of sodium) plus 4 (mass number of the alpha particle), resulting in a new mass number of 27.

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