No, an alpha particle has a mass of 4 amu and a charge of +2. It is a helium nucleus. The neutron has a mass of 1 amu and no charge.
An alpha particle has a relative mass of 4 amu and a charge of +2.
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Gamma rays do not have mass or charge, so they do not contribute to the balance of a nuclear equation that involves the emission of an alpha particle. The alpha particle carries away the mass and charge necessary to balance the nuclear equation.
Alpha particles are helium nuclei and consist of two protons and two neutrons. Their electric charge is +2 (+1 from each proton), and their mass number is 4, one for each proton and neutron. To describe their mass in other ways, it is 4.001506179125 atomic mass units, or 6.64465675 x 10-25 kg.
The mass of an alpha particle is 4 atomic mass units, 2 protons and 2 neutrons, or about 6.644656 x 10-27 kg.
An alpha particle is a helium nucleus. It consists of two protons and two neutrons so it has mass (approximately the same as the mass of a helium atom) and charge (a plus two charge because each proton has a charge of plus one and the neutrons are not charged).
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An alpha particle has the charge 2+ and the mass 4.
No nuclear particle has a relative mass of 4. However, the alpha particle which is emitted by one of the radioactive iodine isotopes, has a relative mass of 4. An alpha particle is emitted from the nucleus but not referred to as a nuclear particle because it is made up of 4 nuclear particles - 2 neutrons and 2 protons.
process by which a target nucleus can be split into two smaller nuclei upon bombardment
The question is incorrect. (Either that, or I don't know what "specific charge" means.) The alpha particle has a charge of +2, while the proton is +1 and the electron is -1.If you are talking about charge to mass ratio, however, it is true that the alpha particle has a mass of about 4 amu, while the proton is 1 amu, and the electron is 1/1836 amu. This makes the charge to mass ratio of the alpha particle to only be about 0.25, while the proton is 1.0 and the electron is -1836.
A beta particle is an electron or a positron, with a charge of -1 or +1, and a mass of about 1/1836 of a proton. An alpha particle, on the other hand is a helium nucleus, with a charge of +2, and a mass of two protons and two neutrons. The beta particle has more penetration ability than the alpha particle, but the alpha particle is more biologically dangerous when in close proximity to sensitive tissue, such as when inhaled into the lungs.
A particle that has a large mass and a positive charge is known as an alpha particle. These particles contain 2 protons and 2 neutrons which are bound together to form an identical particle to a helium nucleus.
An alpha particle, boom.
Gamma rays do not have mass or charge, so they do not contribute to the balance of a nuclear equation that involves the emission of an alpha particle. The alpha particle carries away the mass and charge necessary to balance the nuclear equation.
Alpha particles are helium nuclei and consist of two protons and two neutrons. Their electric charge is +2 (+1 from each proton), and their mass number is 4, one for each proton and neutron. To describe their mass in other ways, it is 4.001506179125 atomic mass units, or 6.64465675 x 10-25 kg.
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The mass and size of an alpha particle compare with the masa and size of beta particle in the sense that the alpha particle is significantly larger in both size and mass that the beta and gamma particles. This is why it is called the alpha particle.