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Question 33

From Physics HL Paper 1A (May 2025, TZ2)

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  1. In the Geiger–Marsden–Rutherford experiment, alpha particles were accelerated through a potential difference of 7.7MV and incident on a thin foil of gold. The proton number of gold is 79.

What is the distance of closest approach?

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