A 500 MeV Alpha Particle Is Incident on a Lead Nucleus

question 2

Multiple Choice

A 5.00 MeV alpha particle is incident on a lead nucleus.Because of the Coulomb force between them,the alpha particle will only approach the nucleus to a minimum distance,r_min.Determine r_min.

• A)32.5 fm
• B)47.2 fm
• C)51.0 fm
• D)60.3 fm

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