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The final velocity of an alpha particle which collides head-on with a stationary electron, if the object of mass
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The final velocity of an alpha particle which collides head-on with a stationary gold nucleus, if the object of mass
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Whether an alpha particle could be deflected backward or not by hitting an electron of a gold atom, if the object of mass
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