Below you will find example sentences with "alpha particles". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Alpha Particles in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: particles
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 10
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 26 words

Words in this phrase

alpha particles

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • alpha can mean: The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A. Frequent word
  • particles can mean: plural of particle Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 8 start, 10 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

expected results alpha particles passing through 2× absorbs the alpha particles which reduces 1× affect the alpha particles much 1× all the alpha particles to pass 1× alpha particles are identical 1× alpha particles emitted by 1× alpha particles have a 1× alpha particles have little 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

alpha particles have 2× alpha particles are 1× alpha particles emitted 1× although most americium 1× an active search 1× any smoke that 1×

Common sentence endings:

a solid material 1× alpha particles much 1× also more stable 1× an aluminum plate 1× coming from neptunium 1× from gold atoms 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

beta 5× decay 5× helium 4× atomic 4× rays 3× expected 3× model 3× atom 3× stopped 3× elements 3× emission 3× electron 3×

Related phrases

charged particles two particles dust particles seeking alpha

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around particles:

charged particles 13× two particles 9×

Just before it in the phrase index:

almost overnight almost impossible almost immediately almost exclusively almost entirely almost doubled

Just after it in the phrase index:

alphabet inc alternating current alternative fuel alternative medicine alternative route alternative routes

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same ending:

charged particles two particles dust particles

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "alpha particles" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 26 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as expected results alpha particles passing through, absorbs the alpha particles which reduces, beta, decay and helium stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with charged particles, two particles, dust particles, charged particles and two particles, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with alpha particles

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Alpha particles have little penetrating power; most cannot penetrate through human skin. (12 words)

An active search from Earth orbit for anti-alpha particles has failed to detect them. (15 words)

These particles continue to decay, emitting alpha particles, which can damage cells in the lung tissue. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Alpha particles emitted by polonium will damage organic tissue easily if polonium is ingested, inhaled, or absorbed, although they do not penetrate the epidermis and hence are not hazardous as long as the alpha particles remain outside the body. (39 words)

For alpha particles and low energy beta particles the "end-window" type of G-M tube has to be used as these particles have a limited range even in free air, and are easily stopped by a solid material. (39 words)

They expected all the alpha particles to pass straight through with little deflection, because Thomson's model said that the charges in the atom are so diffuse that their electric fields could not affect the alpha particles much. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

Alpha particles emitted by polonium will damage organic tissue easily if polonium is ingested, inhaled, or absorbed, although they do not penetrate the epidermis and hence are not hazardous as long as the alpha particles remain outside the body.

The radiation from pitchblende was differentiated into alpha rays ( alpha particles ) and beta rays ( beta particles ) by Ernest Rutherford through simple experimentation in 1899, but these proved to be charged particulate types of radiation.

They expected all the alpha particles to pass straight through with little deflection, because Thomson's model said that the charges in the atom are so diffuse that their electric fields could not affect the alpha particles much.

For alpha particles and low energy beta particles the "end-window" type of G-M tube has to be used as these particles have a limited range even in free air, and are easily stopped by a solid material.

Plutonium is fairly stable, but undergoes alpha-decay, which explained the presence of alpha particles coming from neptunium.

The most common isotope, helium-4, is produced on Earth by alpha decay of heavier radioactive elements; the alpha particles that emerge are fully ionized helium-4 nuclei.

This transformation may be accomplished in a number of different ways, including alpha decay (emission of alpha particles ) and beta decay ( electron emission, positron emission, or electron capture ).

Smoke detectors use 241 Am since the alpha particles it emits collide with oxygen and nitrogen particles in the air.

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These particles continue to decay, emitting alpha particles, which can damage cells in the lung tissue.

This property is useful in studying atomic and sub-atomic forces by scattering high-energy particles; for example, the Rutherford experiment demonstrated the existence of an atomic nucleus by examining the scattering of alpha particles from gold atoms.

Typical alpha particles (α) are stopped by a sheet of paper, while beta particles (β) are stopped by an aluminum plate.

Alpha particles have a high capacity to destroy cancer cells without causing side effects on healthy cells.

Alpha particles are identical to a helium-4 nucleus (two protons and two neutrons), and travel at speeds in excess of 5% of the speed of light.

Alpha particles have little penetrating power; most cannot penetrate through human skin.

Although most americium isotopes predominantly emit alpha particles which can be blocked by thin layers of common materials, many of the daughter products emit gamma-rays and neutrons which have a long penetration depth.

An active search from Earth orbit for anti-alpha particles has failed to detect them.

Any smoke that enters the chamber absorbs the alpha particles, which reduces the ionization and affects this current, triggering the alarm.

Beginning with carbon, elements are produced in stars by buildup from alpha particles (helium nuclei), resulting in an alternatingly larger abundance of elements with even atomic numbers (these are also more stable).

Chemical structure Top: Expected results: alpha particles passing through the plum pudding model of the atom undisturbed.

Discovery of the electron The Geiger–Marsden experiment Top: Expected results: alpha particles passing through the plum pudding model of the atom with negligible deflection.

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