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In Rutherford's alpha scattering experiment, a thin gold foil was bombarded with alpha particles. Most of the alpha particles passed straight through the foil. This observation suggests that:
The atom is mostly empty space.
Alpha particles are very small.
Gold atoms are very large.
The positive charge of an atom is concentrated in a small volume.
An -particle of energy strikes with a nucleus of uranium at stationary at an scattering angle of . The nearest distance upto which -particle reaches the nucleus will be of the order of
An alpha nucleus of energy bombards a heavy nuclear target of charge . Then the distance of closest approach for the alpha nucleus will be proportional to
An alpha particle of mass 'm' and kinetic energy 'K' approaches a heavy nucleus of charge +Ze. What is its distance of closest approach?
r = (2Ze^2) / (πε₀K)
r = (Ze^2) / (2πε₀K)
r = (Ze^2) / (4πε₀K)
r = (4Ze^2) / (πε₀K)
An -particle of energy strikes with a nucleus of uranium at stationary at an scattering angle of . The nearest distance upto which -particle reaches the nucleus will be of the order of
Which of the following modifications to Rutherford's alpha scattering experiment would result in a decrease in the number of alpha particles scattered through large angles?
Increasing the kinetic energy of the alpha particles.
Decreasing the thickness of the target foil.
Decreasing the atomic number of the target foil.
Increasing the distance between the source and the detector.
An alpha particle of mass 'm' and velocity 'v' approaches a gold nucleus (charge +79e). How does the distance of closest approach depend on the mass of the alpha particle?
Inversely proportional
Directly proportional
Independent of the mass
Proportional to the square root of the mass
An - particle of energy 5 MeV is scattered through by a fixed uranium nucleus. The distance of the closest approach is of the order of
cm
cm
cm
The scattering of alpha particles at very small angles in Rutherford's experiment is primarily due to:
A direct collision with the nucleus.
The repulsive force from the distributed positive charge within the atom.
The cumulative effect of multiple small interactions with atomic electrons.
The attractive force from the negatively charged electrons.
Which observation from Rutherford's experiment provided evidence for the existence of a dense, positively charged nucleus?
Most alpha particles passed straight through the gold foil.
A small fraction of alpha particles were deflected at large angles.
A small fraction of alpha particles were deflected back towards the source.
The gold foil did not disintegrate upon bombardment with alpha particles.