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WORKSHEET-1(ATOMS) (RUTHERFORD’S ATOM MODEL, IMPACT PARAMETER, DISTANCE OF CLOSEST
APPROACH))
1 Which of the following quantities has the same dimensions as Planck’s constant?
(a)angular momentum (b)torque (c)energy (d)pressure
2 When α-particles are sent through a thin gold foil, most of them go straight through the foil,
because
(a)alpha particles are positively charged
(b)mass of α-particle is more than mass of electron
(c)most of the part of an atom is empty space
(d)alpha-particles move with high velocity
3 The existence of positively charged nucleus was established by
(a)Bohr’s model of H-atom
(b)Positive ray analysis
(c) α scattering experiment
(d)Thomson’s model of atom
4 The angle of scattering for zero value of impact parameter b is_______________.
5 Alpha ray____________________led to the discovery of_________________.
6 The scattering angle will decrease with the______________in impact parameter.
7 The K.E of α-particle incident on gold foil is doubled. How does the distance of closest approach
change?
8 In a Geiger-Marsden experiment, calculate the distance of closest approach to the nucleus of
Z=80, when an α-particle of 8 MeV energy impinges on it before it comes momentarily to rest
and reverses its direction.
9 In a head-on collision between an α-particle and gold nucleus (Z=79), the distance of closest
approach is 39.5 fermi. Calculate the energy of α-particle.
10 (a)Define distance of closest approach and impact parameter.
(b)What are the limitations of Rutherford’s model of an atom?