Alpha particle
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alpha-particle-203-17035604
title:
Alpha particle
text:
Alpha particles, also called alpha rays or alpha radiation, consist of two protons and two neutrons bound together into a particle identical to a helium-4 nucleus. They are generally produced in the process of alpha decay but may also be produced in other ways. Alpha particles are named after the first letter in the Greek alphabet, α. The symbol for the alpha particle is α or α2+. Because they are identical to helium nuclei, they are also sometimes written as He2+ or ⁴2He2+ indicating a helium i
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Ionizing radiation particle of two protons and two neutrons
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_particle
date created:
2002-02-05T09:01:12Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T19:38:52Z
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