Question icon
Grade 12Inorganic Chemistry

alpha particles contain He+ ....how can it be possible he is a noble gas?

Profile image of Kamalpreet  Kaur
14 Years agoGrade 12
Answers icon

1 Answer

Profile image of Aditya Verma
14 Years ago

buddy

Alpha particles is He2+ .Yes it is a noble gas but when we give energy to it ...its electrons from 2s subshell leave their orbitals and it gives rise to He2+.

hope i helped