An Alpha Particle Is Incident on a Lead Nucleus

question 12

Multiple Choice

An 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 of 32.5 fm.Determine the kinetic energy initial kinetic energy of the alpha particle.

• A)8.66 MeV
• B)7.27 MeV
• C)5.00 MeV
• D)9.18 MeV

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