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The αparticle carries two positive charges. Its mass is very nearly equal to that of ____________.

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two protons
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an atom of helium
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sum of masses of two positron and two neutrons
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two positrons as each positron carries a single positive charge
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Solution

The correct option is B an atom of helium

The α−particle carries two positive charges. Its mass is very nearly equal to that of an atom of helium.

A helium atom is an atom of the chemical element helium. Helium is composed of two electrons bound by the electromagnetic force to a nucleus containing two protons along with either one or two neutrons, depending on the isotope, held together by the strong force.

One single helium atom is not a molecule, Oxygen is described as a molecule as it is diatomic, meaning when oxygens on its own it doesn't 'float about' as a single atom, it is two oxygen atoms bonded together, making it a molecule. Nope, a helium atom is an atom. A molecule is a compound of different atoms.


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