Solved Problem

1. If an a particle collides head-on with a stationary nucleus of Gold then estimate the radius of Gold nucleus.

Solution

  Z  :  Atomic No. of Gold

  m  :  mass of a-particle

  v₀  :  Initial velocity of incoming a-particle (from far away)

  e  :   electronic charge

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Index

31.1 Thomson's Jelly and Plum-Pudding Model
31.2 Rutherford's Experiments on the scattering of the a- particle and the Nuclear atom model

Chapter 32