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The alpha particle does not have any electrons. This particle is ejected from the nucleus of an atom in what is called alpha decay, and it appears as a pair of protons and a pair of neutrons fused together. The alpha particle is a helium-4 nucleus, and soon after it appears, it will collect a pair of electrons from its environment. But as it appears in the radioactive decay process, it doesn't have any electrons.

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