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Standard XII
Chemistry
Rutherford's Alpha Scattering Experiment
The size of a...
Question
The size of atomic nucleus is of the order of
A
10
−
15
m
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B
10
−
10
m
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C
10
14
m
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10
10
m
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Solution
The correct option is
A
10
−
15
m
Size of nucleus,
R
=
R
o
A
1
/
3
where
R
o
=
1.5
f
m
=
1.5
×
10
−
15
m
and
A
is the mass no.
A
1
/
3
is of order 1,
hence
R
is of order
10
−
15
m
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