Modern Physics for Scientists and Engineers
Modern Physics for Scientists and Engineers
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Author: Stephen T. Thornton, Andrew Rex
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Chapter 4, Problem 12P

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To determine

Show that the largest scattering angle one can expect from a single atom is θ=2Z2e24πε0KR .

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To determine

Evaluate θ for an alpha particle scattering from a gold atom.

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