A Helium Nucleus so 2 protons and 2 neutrons
Quarks are contained within the neutrons & protons and there are many types
You think probable to alpha particles.
Alpha Particle
An alpha particle is a helium-4 nucleus. It has a mass of about 4 atomic mass units.
The alpha particle is positively charged (as is the nucleus) and is heavy compared with the neutron that is neutral and lighter than the alpha particle.Another viewpoint:It depends what experiment the question is about. For example, over a hundred years ago, Rutherford bombarded gold foil with alpha particles and some "bounced off" what we now call the nucleus of the atoms. However, about ten years later he did experiments in which alpha particles did indeed "split" atomic nuclei. So, sometimes alpha particles can certainly smash a nucleus apart.
In terms of radioactivity it is an alpha particle.
No, an alpha particle is not a type of photon. Alpha particles are composed of two protons and two neutrons, while photons are massless particles of light.
Rutherford proved it it from his alpha-particle scattering experiment.
Yes. A beta particle is just an electron, while an alpha particle is effectively a helium nucleus - two protons plus two neutrons. Protons (and neutrons) are each about 2000 times heavier than an electron. Therefore, an alpha particle is about 8000 times heavier than a beta particle.
An alpha particle is composed of two protons and two neutrons.
This would be the alpha particle. An alpha particle has two neutrons and two protons, and it's actually a helium-4 nucleus. That's why we write this particle like this: 42He or He+2 Use the links below for more information.
No, alpha particles are not uncharged. An alpha particle is actually a helium-4 nucleus, and that means it's composed of 2 protons and 2 neutrons. It will have an overall charge of +2, and we often write the alpha particle as He++ or He2+. The related question on what an alpha particle is can be found below. Check it out.
An alpha particle has the charge 2+ and the mass 4.
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An alpha particle is a helium nucleus; it has a charge of +2.
An alpha particle.
An alpha particle is two protons and two neutrons (same as a Helium nucleus) so when a nucleus ejects an alpha it will defintely have less mass. Also it will be a new element because it has two less protons.
The atomic particles that make up an alpha are two protons and two neutrons. The subatomic particles are contained within the neutrons & protons and there are too many to list here, plus I don't know all of them.