Question

A alpha particle is a

Answer 1

A alpha particle is a "particle that contains two protons and two neutrons that are together  produced in the process of alpha decay."

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Answer 2

An alpha particle ... one of the things that come shooting out of
some radioactive decay events ... is a package of two protons
and two neutrons. 

Looking at it another way, it's a Helium nucleus ... an atom of
Helium without any electrons.