12.Atoms
medium

When an $\alpha -$particle of mass $m$ moving with velocity $v$ bombards on a heavy nucleus of charge $Z_e$ , its distance of closest approach from the nucleus depends on $m$ as

A

$\frac{1}{{{m^2}}}$

B

$m$

C

$\frac{1}{m}$

D

$\frac{1}{{\sqrt m }}$

(NEET-2016)

Solution

Distance of closest approach when an $\alpha$ particle of mass $m$ moving with velocity $v$ is bombarded on a heavy nucleus of charge $Z e,$ is given by

$r_{0}=\frac{Z e^{2}}{\pi \varepsilon_{0} m v^{2}} $ $\therefore r_{0} \propto \frac{1}{m}$

Standard 12
Physics

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