Key term for Edexcel GCSE Physics, used in Uses and Dangers of Radioactivity.
A highly ionising, low-penetration particle consisting of two protons and two neutrons, identical to a helium nucleus.
Alpha particle appears in Edexcel GCSE Physics revision content for Radioactivity, especially Uses and Dangers of Radioactivity and Uses of Radioactivity.
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Radioactivity
Decay and Equations • Effects of Decay
