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High speed particles ionize the matter that they bombard. Is this true or false?

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When high speed particle bombarded with the matter, it gives enough energy to the electron in the matter to move out of the atom. The energy of the incident high speed particle is more than the ionization energy.

Thus, the matter become ionized in nature.

Hence, the given statement is true.

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