Once an alpha particle is outside the nucleus it is
A)free to wander about the surrounding material.
B)quickly bound to a neighboring nucleus.
C)electrostatically repelled.
D)radioactive.

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An alpha particle, which consists of 2 protons and 2 neutrons, is positively charged and will be electrostatically repelled by the positively charged nuclei of atoms in the surrounding material.

Once an Alpha Particle Is Outside the Nucleus It Is