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alpha particles

alpha particles is the plural of alpha particle.

Meaning of alpha particle

Noun

alpha particle (plural alpha particles)

  1. A doubly positively charged nucleus of a helium-4 atom (consisting of two protons and two neutrons), emitted as a consequence of radioactivity.
    • Holonyms: alpha ray, alpha radiation

Questions about alpha particles

What is alpha particles the plural of?
Alpha particles is the plural of alpha particle.

Words near alpha particles in the dictionary

  1. alpha pairs
  2. alpha paper
  3. alpha particle
  4. alpha particle X-ray spectrometer
  5. alpha particle X-ray spectrometers
  6. alpha particles
  7. Alpha Pegasi
  8. Alpha Persei
  9. Alpha Piscis Austrini
  10. alpha privativa
  11. alpha privative

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