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Rutherford's experiments use energies of about 5.5 MeV which gives the distance of closest approach of 4.0 x 10-14 m. What happens if the energies of higher than this magnitude are used in the experiment? |
distance of closest approach will be smaller distance of closest approach will the same distance of closest approach will be more. the distance of closest approach will vary with the element of the foil used |
distance of closest approach will be smaller |
The distance of closest approach will be smaller because the scattering will then be affected by the nuclear forces which will then come into affect. |