Consider the foil and a particle energy in Problem 4-6. Suppose that 1000 of those particles suffer

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Consider the foil and a particle energy in Problem 4-6. Suppose that 1000 of those particles suffer a deflection of more than 25º. 

(a) How many of these are deflected by more than 45º? 

(b) How many are deflected between 25º and 45º? 

(c) How many are deflected between 75º and 90º?

Problem 4-6

A gold foil of thickness 2.0 μm is used in a Rutherford experiment to scatter α particles with energy 7.0 MeV. 

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Modern Physics

ISBN: 9781429250788

6th Edition

Authors: Paul A. Tipler, Ralph Llewellyn

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