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PPH102 Tutorial3

The document consists of a tutorial with various physics problems related to nuclear interactions and scattering experiments. It includes calculations for center-to-center separations, distances of closest approach, kinetic energy in elastic collisions, nuclear mass and charge densities, and comparisons between different nuclides. Additionally, it poses questions about the properties of specific nuclei and the effects of changing target nuclei in scattering experiments.

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PPH102 Tutorial3

The document consists of a tutorial with various physics problems related to nuclear interactions and scattering experiments. It includes calculations for center-to-center separations, distances of closest approach, kinetic energy in elastic collisions, nuclear mass and charge densities, and comparisons between different nuclides. Additionally, it poses questions about the properties of specific nuclei and the effects of changing target nuclei in scattering experiments.

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PPH-102 Tutorial-03

24 Jan 2025

1. A 232 Th nucleus. What is the least center-to-center separation between the two nuclei, assuming
that the (more massive) 232 Th nucleus does not move?

2. Calculate the distance of closest approach for a head-on collision between a 5.30 MeV alpha particle
and a copper nucleus.
3. A 10.2 MeV Li nucleus is shot directly at the center of a Ds nucleus. At what center-to-center
distance does the Li momentarily stop, assuming the Ds does not move?

4. In a Rutherford scattering experiment, assume that an incident alpha particle (radius 1.80 fm) is
headed directly toward a target gold nucleus (radius 6.23 fm). What energy must the alpha particle
have to just barely “touch” the gold nucleus?
5. When an alpha particle collides elastically with a nucleus, the nucleus recoils. Suppose a 5.00 MeV
alpha particle has a head-on elastic collision with a gold nucleus that is initially at rest. What is
the kinetic energy of:
(a) the recoiling nucleus, and
(b) the rebounding alpha particle?
6. What is the nuclear mass density ρm of:
55
(a) the fairly low-mass nuclide Mn, and
209
(b) the fairly high-mass nuclide Bi?
(c) Compare the two answers, with an explanation.
What is the nuclear charge density ρq of:
55
(d) Mn, and
209
(e) Bi?
(f) Compare the two answers, with an explanation.
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7. The nuclide C contains:

(a) how many protons, and


(b) how many neutrons?
8. Suppose the alpha particle in a Rutherford scattering experiment is replaced with a proton of the
same initial kinetic energy and also headed directly toward the nucleus of the gold atom.

(a) Will the distance from the center of the nucleus at which the proton stops be greater than,
less than, or the same as that of the alpha particle?
(b) If, instead, we switch the target to a nucleus with a larger value of Z, is the stopping distance
of the alpha particle greater than, less than, or the same as with the gold target?

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