What is the percentage of $\alpha -$ particles that have more than $1^o$ scattering in Geiger-Marsden experiment?
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)
Answer the following questions, which help you understand the difference between Thomson's model and Rutherford's model better.
$(a)$ Is the average angle of deflection of $\alpha$ -particles by a thin gold foil predicted by Thomson's model much less, about the same, or much greater than that predicted by Rutherford's model?
$(b)$ Is the probability of backward scattering (i.e., scattering of $\alpha$ -particles at angles greater than $90^{\circ}$ ) predicted by Thomson's model much less, about the same, or much greater than that predicted by Rutherford's model?
$(c)$ Keeping other factors fixed, it is found experimentally that for small thickness $t,$ the number of $\alpha$ -particles scattered at moderate angles is proportional to $t$. What clue does this linear dependence on $t$ provide?
$(d)$ In which model is it completely wrong to ignore multiple scattering for the calculation of average angle of scattering of $\alpha$ -particles by a thin foil?
In a hydrogen atom, the electron is in $n^{th}$ excited state. It may come down to second excited state by emitting ten different wavelengths. What is the value of $n$ :