How to Use alpha particle in a Sentence

alpha particle

noun

• Like a bent arm, the Hoyle state takes the shape of an obtuse triangle with an alpha particle at each vertex.
  — Quanta Magazine, 4 Dec. 2012
• An alpha particle is made of two protons and two neutrons.
  — Kat Friedrich, Popular Mechanics, 12 Dec. 2022
• Starting with oxygen gas, the team will split its nucleus into a helium nucleus, also known as an alpha particle, and a carbon-12 nucleus.
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 21 Aug. 2019
• The fourth decay can occur by two different routes, with each path releasing one alpha particle and one beta particle before reaching lead-209.
  — Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics, 1 Feb. 2020
• Hoyle state nuclei almost always decay right back into beryllium and an alpha particle.
  — Quanta Magazine, 4 Dec. 2012
• These particles, primarily composed of electrons, protons, and helium nuclei (known as alpha particles), fly all over the solar system.
  — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 9 Aug. 2018
• But unlike cosmic radiation or radon gas, plutonium can lodge itself inside the body and deliver tissue damaging alpha particles over a lifetime.
  — Ralph Vartabedian, latimes.com, 16 Apr. 2018
• But unlike cosmic radiation or radon gas, plutonium can lodge itself inside the body and deliver tissue-damaging alpha particles over a lifetime.
  — Ted Sickinger, OregonLive.com, 22 Apr. 2018

Last Updated: 26 Aug 2024