Question

What is the mass number of an alpha particle?
What is the identity of an alpha particle?
What kind of charge does an alpha particle have?

Answer 1

An alpha is two protons and two neutrons bound with the strong force, so the charge is +2.

Answer 2

Alpha particles (named after and denoted by the first letter in the Greek alphabet, ) consist of two protons and two neutrons bound together into a particle identical to a helium nucleus, which is produced in the process of alpha decay.

Answer 3

mass number is 4

Answer 4

helium nucleii

Answer 5

+2

Answer 6

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