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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2023

In which of the following cases, the value of impact parameter (for alpha particle scattering experiment by Geiger-Marsden) will be minimum ?

  1. A head on collision of \(\alpha\)-particle with nucleus
  2. B \(\alpha\)-particle goes undeviated
  3. C \(\alpha\)-particle suffers large scattering
  4. D \(\alpha\)-particle suffers small scattering
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(A) head on collision of \(\alpha\)-particle with nucleus

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The impact parameter is the perpendicular distance between the -particle's initial path and the center of the nucleus. In a head-on collision, the particle is aimed directly at the center, making this distance zero, which is its minimum possible value. A) head on collision of…
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