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    Once an Alpha Particle Is Outside the Nucleus It Is
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Once an Alpha Particle Is Outside the Nucleus It Is

Question 12

Question 12

Multiple Choice

Once an alpha particle is outside the nucleus it is


A) free to wander about the nucleus.
B) quickly bound to a neighboring nucleus.
C) electrostatically repelled.
D) radioactive.

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