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Why is helium present in radioactive minerals?

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heluim are 4 nucleide

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Why is helium mixed with radioactive minerals?

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Are helium balloons radioactive?

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Is helium unstable and also radioactive?

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How id helium gas artificially produced?

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Is helium found in solid earth?

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What happens to your eye when it is near helium?

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What radioactive particle is the size of a helium nucleus?

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What is the release of a helium atom involved in?

This is the alpha radioactive decay.


Which minerals are radiactive?

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