In Rutherford's famous scattering experi- ments (which led to the planetary model of the atom), alpha particles (having charges of +2 e and masses of 6.64 x 10 toward a gold nucleus with charge +79 e. An alpha particle, initially very far from the gold nucleus, is fired at 2.37 x 10 m/s directly toward the gold nucleus. 27 kg) were fired 79e 2e + + How close does the alpha particle get to the gold nucleus before turning around? Assume the gold nucleus remains station- The charge on an electron is ary 1.602 x 1019 C and the Coulomb constant le is 8.98755 x 109 N- m2/C2 Answer in units of m

In Rutherford's famous scattering experi- ments (which led to the planetary model of the atom), alpha particles (having charges of +2 e and masses of 6.64 x 10 toward a gold nucleus with charge +79 e. An alpha particle, initially very far from the gold nucleus, is fired at 2.37 x 10 m/s directly toward the gold nucleus. 27 kg) were fired 79e 2e + + How close does the alpha particle get to the gold nucleus before turning around? Assume the gold nucleus remains station- The charge on an electron is ary 1.602 x 1019 C and the Coulomb constant le is 8.98755 x 109 N- m2/C2 Answer in units of m

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In Rutherford's famous scattering experi-
ments (which led to the planetary model of
the atom), alpha particles (having charges of
+2 e and masses of 6.64 x 10
toward a gold nucleus with charge +79 e. An
alpha particle, initially very far from the gold
nucleus, is fired at 2.37 x 10 m/s directly
toward the gold nucleus.
27
kg)
were fired
79e
2e
+ +
How close does the alpha particle get
to the gold nucleus before turning around?
Assume the gold nucleus remains station-
The charge on
an electron is
ary
1.602 x 1019 C and the Coulomb constant
le
is 8.98755 x 109 N- m2/C2
Answer in units of m

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