Suppose you are given a chance to repeat the alpha-particle scattering – InterviewSolution

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1.	Suppose you are given a chance to repeat the alpha-particle scattering experiment using a thin sheet of solid hydrogen in place of the gold foil. (Hydrogen is a solid at temperatures below 14 K.) What results do you expect?
Answer» The nucleus of hydrogen contains only one proton. Its mass is 1.67 x 10^-27 kg. The mass of an alpha-particle is 6.64 x 10^-27 kg. When the alpha particles are incident on a thin sheet of solid hydrogen [in place of the gold foil], even in a head-on collision, the alpha-particle will not be scattered back. It is because the scattering particle is more massive than the target particle.

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