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Grade 11Inorganic Chemistry

High electropositive metals like pottassium ,sodium ,magnesium, calcium, beryllium ,strontium looses electron easily if we expose those metals to alpha particles radiation as they are positively charged , will we get the neutral helium aton and a cation of that any metal ?

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9 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Umakant biswal
9 Years ago
@ mardana 
yes , if u can expose them to alpha particle they will gain the helium atom . as alpha particles are nothing but helium atom . 
so, your assumptions are correct here 
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