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Alpha rays are helium nuclei, two protons and two neutrons, an Atomic Mass number of 4, and a charge of +2. Beta rays are electrons or, in some cases, positrons, an atomic mass number of 1 / 1854, and a charge of -1, or +1 for the positron.

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