JEE Main & Advanced AIEEE Solved Paper-2004

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    An\[\alpha -\]particle of energy\[5\text{ }MeV\]is scattered through\[180{}^\circ \,\]by a fixed uranium nucleus. The distance of the closest approach is of the order of

    A) \[1{AA}\]                                          

    B) \[{{10}^{-10}}cm\]          

    C) \[{{10}^{-12}}cm\]          

    D) \[{{10}^{-15}}cm\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    According to law of conservation of energy, kinetic energy of\[\alpha -\]particle = potential energy of a-particle at distance of closest approach i.e.,      \[\frac{1}{2}m{{v}^{2}}=\frac{1}{4\pi {{\varepsilon }_{0}}}\frac{{{q}_{1}}{{q}_{2}}}{r}\] \[\therefore \,\,\,5\,\,MeV\,=\frac{9\times {{10}^{9}}\,\times \,(2e)\,\times (92\,e)}{r}\]                                 \[\left( \because \frac{1}{2}m{{v}^{2}}=5\,MeV \right)\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[r=\frac{9\times {{10}^{9}}+2\times 92\times {{(1.6\times {{10}^{-19}})}^{2}}}{5\times {{10}^{6}}\times 1.6\times {{10}^{-19}}}\] \[\therefore \]\[r=5.3\times {{10}^{-14}}m\approx {{10}^{-12}}cm\]


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