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The Greek small letter for Alpha is α.
The symbol of the alpha particle is the small Greek letter alpha, α
Alpha symbol is the letter a.Greek letter alpha can't be displayed here. See link below.
Alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet.
Alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet.
You also spell it alpha - but remember this is a Greek letter.
It means against, or not
An alpha particle is sometimes symbolized by the Greek lower case letter alpha (α). Also, because an alpha particle, which is 2 protons and 2 neutrons, is the nucleus of a helium-4 atom, you may see He2+ or 42He2+ used to write (symbolize) an alpha particle. This is particularly true in nuclear equations that are balanced in a manner similar to a chemical equation. Links can be found below.
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The Latin letter a came from the first letter of the Greek alphabet (alpha) which came from the first letter of the Phoenician alphabet (alef), but nobody knows why alef is the first letter of the Phoenician alphabet.
Alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet.