What are some examples of alpha particles?

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Nam D.
Apr 14, 2018

Helium-4 nucleus

Explanation:

Alpha particles are particles that escape from an unstable atomic nucleus that has undergone alpha decay.

There is only one alpha particle, and that is the helium-4 nucleus, 42He. Note that only the nucleus is given out, not the electrons, so an alpha particle always has a charge of +2, due to the presence of two protons.

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