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When an `alpha-`particle of mass 'm' moving with velocity 'v' bombards on a heavy nucleus of charge 'Ze' its distance of closest approach from the nucleus depends on `m` as :

A

`1/sqrt(m)`

B

`1/m^(2)`

C

`m`

D

`1/m`

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