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Physics · May / June 2019 · Paper 12 · Question 40

5054The three types of emission

A proton has charge $q$ and mass $m$. What is the charge and what is the mass of an alpha-particle?

  1. Acharge $q$, mass $2m$
  2. Bcharge $2q$, mass $2m$
  3. Ccharge $2q$, mass $4m$
  4. Dcharge $4q$, mass $2m$

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Correct answer: C. charge $2q$, mass $4m$

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