__________ are the nuclei of helium atoms.

Zeta particles

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Gamma particles

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Alpha particles

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Beta particles

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Solution

The correct option is C
Alpha particles

An alpha particle is made up of two protons and two neutrons. It is a kind of helium, except without electrons. Radioactive elements give out alpha particles when they go through a kind of radioactive decay, known as alpha decay.

It is represented as He²⁺

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