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Alpha particle (alpha ray, alpha radiation) Defined
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"A small electrically charged particle of very high velocity thrown off by many radioactive matierials, including uranium and radium. It is identical with the nucleus of a helium atom and is made when an atom is fissioned.
Also see: Beta particle, Gamma rays."
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