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Alpha and beta particles only travel along curved paths when they are affected by a magnetic field. This is because they are charged particles, and so feel a force perpendicular to the direction of the field and the direction they are travelling in, described by this equation.
F=q(vxB)
where q is the charge on the particle, v is the particles velocity, and B is the magnetic field strength.
The charge on an alpha particle is twice that on a beta particle, and consequently the force on it is twice as big so it moves along a more steeply curved path.
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