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Are the nucleons fundamental particles or do they consist of still smaller perts One way to find out is to probe a nucleon just as Rutherford probed and atom . What should be the kinetic energy of an electron for it to be able to probe a nucleon? Assume the diameter of a nucleon to be approximately `10^(-15) m.`

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Yes, nucleons (protons and neutrons) are fundamental particles.
To resolve two objects placed at a distance d, the wavelength `lambda` of the probing signal must be less than d.
So to detect separate parts inside a nucleon the electron must have a wavelength less than `10^(-16)`m.
Also,
`lambda=h/p`
Kinetic energy,
`K.E. =pc = (hc)/lambda=(6.93 xx 10^(-34) xx 3 xx 10^(8))/(1.6 xx 10^(10) xx 10^(-15)) eV`
or `K.E. = 10^(9)eV = 1 GeV`
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