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The number (N) of scattered α -particles detected versus scattering angle (θ) graph for α -particle scattering experiment (Rutherford) is best represented by

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Important Questions on Atomic Physics

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Particle used in the Rutherford's scattering experiment to deduce the structure of atoms
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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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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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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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Discuss an experimental setup off Geiger -Marsden experiment of α- scattering.
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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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The number of completely filled shells for the element  16S32 is
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The value of magnetic quantum number of the last electron of "Na"" is
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In Rutherford's experiment, a thin gold foil was bombarded by alpha particles. If Thomson's "Plum Pudding Model" of the atom were correct, what would have been the outcome of the experiment?
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d1 and d2 are the impact parameters corresponding to scattering angles 60° and 90° respectively, when an α particle is approaching a gold nucleus. For d1=xd2, the value of x will be _____ .
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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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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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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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A beam of electrons of energy E scatters from a target having atomic spacing of 1 . The first maximum intensity occurs at θ=60°. Then E(in eV) is........
(Planck's constant h=6.64×10-34 J s, 1 eV=1.6×10-19J, electron mass m=9.1×10-31 kg)
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The pair of atoms among the following having the same structure 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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Electrons behave like gas in J.J. Thompson experiment because they
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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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Who discovered the nucleus.
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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)