Why do alpha particals possess large ionisation power.
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Alpha particles are the same as the nuclei of helium. Alpha particles dont travel very fast- because they have such a large mass. This means that they tend to collide with plenty of other atoms. Therefore they cause a lot of ionisation by pulling electrons off the atoms.
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