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If an α-particle collides head-on with a nucleus, what is its impact parameter?(a) Zero(b) Infinite(c) 10^-10 m(d) 10^10 mThis question was addressed to me by my school principal while I was bunking the class.This intriguing question comes from Alpha-Particle Scattering and Rutherford’s Nuclear Model of Atom in section Atoms of Physics – Class 12

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Correct CHOICE is (a) Zero

Easy explanation: The perpendicular distance between the path of a projectile and the CENTER of the potential field is the impact parameter. Therefore, for a head-on collision of the α-particle with a nucleus, the impact parameter is EQUAL to zero.



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