The question is about emitting alpha, beta and gamma ray in an uniform electric field.
The solution said:
The deflection of alpha particles are less because they are much massive. Therefore, the acceleration towards the plate is less. Hence, the displacement in the same time interval is less, i.e. deflection is less.
However in my text book it states that beta particles travel about 0.3 c and alpha particles travel about 0.1 c in air. If this is taken into account, shouldn't alpha particles deflect more?