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An α -particle of 10 MeV collides head-on with a copper nucleus Z=29 and is deflected back. Then, the minimum distance of approach between the centres of the two is:-

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Important Questions on Atomic Physics

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Consider the following statement:

(I) All isotopes of elements have the same number of neutrons.

(II) Only one isotope of an element can be stable and non-radioactive.

(III) All elements have isotopes.

(IV) All isotopes of Carbon can form chemical compounds with Oxygen-16.

The correct option regarding an isotope is:

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An alpha particle accelerated through V volts is fired towards a nucleus. It distance of closest approach is r. If a proton accelerated through the same potential is fired towards the same nucleus, its distance of closest approach will be
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In the Rutherford scattering, the number of scattered alpha particles per unit area striking a fluorescent screen at a given distance from a thin foil at an angle θ varies with kinetic energy E of the alpha particle as
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Electrons behave like gas in J.J. Thompson experiment because they
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The graph which depicts the results of Rutherford gold foil experiment with α -particles is:
θ: Scattering angle
Y: Number of scattered α -particles detected
(Plots are schematic and not to scale)
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The value of magnetic quantum number of the last electron of "Na"" is
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The pair of atoms among the following having the same structure is
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The graph of lnRR0 versus lnA (R=radius of a nucleus and A=mass number) is
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In Rutherford experiment, for head-on collision of α-particles with a gold nucleus, the impact parameter is
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An α-particle after passing through potential difference of V volt collides with a nucleus. If the atomic number of the nucleus is Z, then distance of closest approach is
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In Rutherford nuclear model of an atom, for a dynamically stable orbit in hydrogen atom, the orbit radius varies with the velocity of the electron as 1va, where α is, 
(Ignore radiation due to motion of electric charge)
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Particle used in the Rutherford's scattering experiment to deduce the structure of atoms
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Rutherford's experiments on scattering of α-particles proved that:
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In 1911, the physical Ernest Rutherford discovered that atoms have a tiny, dense nucleus by shooting positively charged particles at a very thin gold foil. A key physical property which led Rutherford to use gold was that it was
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The mass number and the volume of a nucleus is M and V respectively. If the mass number is increased to 2 M then the volume is changed to
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Choose the correct option from the following options given below :
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Which of the following statements is not correct according to Rutherford model?
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A beam of fast moving alpha particles were directed towards a thin film of Gold. The parts A', B' and C' of the transmitted and reflected beams corresponding to the incident parts A, B and C of the beam are shown in the adjoing diagram. The number of alpha particles in

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Match ListI (Experiment performed) with ListII (Phenomena discovered/associated)and select the correct option from the options given below the lists

  List-I   List-II
(a) Davisson and Germer experiment i Wave nature of electrons 
b Millikan's oil drop experiment ii Charge of an electron 
c Rutherford experiment  iii Quantisation of energy levels
d Franck-Hertz experiment (iv) Existence of the nucleus
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The number of completely filled shells for the element  16S32 is