Answer
The alpha particle is very stable.
Work Step by Step
An alpha particle has less energy, with the 4 nucleons bound together, than when it is split into 2 protons and 2 neutrons.
Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)
by Giancoli, Douglas C.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-32162-592-7
ISBN 13:
978-0-32162-592-2
Chapter 30 - Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity - Questions - Page 879: 6
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