In a Rutherford scattering experiment, assume that an incident alpha particle (radius 1.80 fm) is headed directly

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In a Rutherford scattering experiment, assume that an incident alpha particle (radius 1.80 fm) is headed directly toward a target gold nucleus (radius 6.23 fm).What energy must the alpha particle have to just barely "touch" the gold nucleus?
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Fundamentals of Physics

ISBN: 978-1118230725

10th Extended edition

Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick

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