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An alpha particle approaches a gold nucleus in Geiger-Marsden experiment with kinetic energy K. It momentarily stops at …

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An alpha particle approaches a gold nucleus in Geiger-Marsden experiment with kinetic energy K. It momentarily stops at a distance \(d\) from the nucleus and reverses its direction. Then d is proportional to :

a

\(\frac{1}{\sqrt{\mathrm{K}}}\)

b

\(\sqrt{\mathrm{K}}\)

c

\(\frac{1}{\mathrm{K}}\)

d

K

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