In the Rutherford experiment, $\alpha -$ particles are scattered from a nucleus as shown. Out of the four paths, which path is not possible?

823-924

  • [AIEEE 2012]
  • A

    $D$

  • B

    $B$

  • C

    $C$

  • D

    $A$

Similar Questions

The graph which depicts the results of Rutherform gold foil experiment with $\alpha$ -particales is

$\theta:$ Scattering angle

$\mathrm{Y}:$ Number of scattered $\alpha$ -particles detected

(Plots are schematic and not to scale)

  • [JEE MAIN 2020]

Ratio of longest wavelengths corresponding to Lyman and Balmer series in hydrogen spectrum is

In 1911 , the physicist Ernest Rutherford discovered that atoms have a tiny, dense nucleus by shooting positively charged particles at a very thin gold foil. A key physical property which led Rutherford to use gold was that it was

  • [KVPY 2014]

For principal quantum number $n = 3$, the possible values of orbital quantum number $‘l’$ are

Match List $- I$ (Experiment performed) with List $-II$ (Phenomena discovered/associated) and select the correct option from the options given the lists

List $- I$ List $- II$
$(1)$ Davisson and Genner $(i)$ Wave nature of electrons
$(2)$ Millikan's oil drop experiment $(ii)$ Charge of an electron
$(3)$ Rutherford experiment $(iii)$ Quantisation of energy levels
$(4)$ Franck-Hertz experiment $(iv)$ Existence of nucleus

  • [JEE MAIN 2014]