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CHAPTER IV. Nature of the Alpha Particle

A Brief Account of Radio-Activity · F. P. Venable — chapter 3 of 11 · ~31 words · public domain

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NATURE OF THE ALPHA PARTICLE

Disintegrating of the elements--Identification of the rays--The alpha rays--Alpha rays consist of solid particles--Electrical charge--Helium formed from alpha particles--Discovery of Helium--Characteristics of Helium--Table of constants 25

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