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andrew, you rocket scientists out there never cease to amaze me. an alpha particle is the nucleus of a helium atom. that means two proton and two neutrons. i can't believe you call yourself a techdiver when you are obviously FAS. do you live in central florida? ted was closer to teh truth and he started by saying "i believe" rather than "that is not correct" (literally translated to "i am way smarter than you. let me show you what a stroke i am by putting out more false information.") get it right or don;t bother. i won;t even bother tearing into the rest of your post. scott On Wed, 12 Nov 1997, Ted wrote: > i only have an undergrad chem degree, but i believe thet helium is > produced by the atomic decay of uranium > 1 atom of helium = 1 alpha particle (same thing) >then andrew said: >This is not correct. >An alpha particle is a proton. A proton is ionized hydrogen. >Helium has >two protons and two electrons, and is usually found as a >diatomic >molecule, ie two helium atoms stuck together. >Helium is still a by product of atomic decay, as is hydrogen. >The origional source of helium is atomic fusion (combining >hydrogen >atoms). >-Andrew >andrew@ce*.co*.jp* -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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