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Read the following passage carefully and...

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions

The approximate size of the nucleus can be calculated by using energy conservation theorem in Rutherford's `alpha-`scattering experiment. If an `alpha-`perticle is projected from infinity with speed v, towards the nucleus having z protons then the `apha-`perticle which is reflected back or which is deflected by `180^(@)` must have approach closest to the nucleus. It can be approximated that `alpha-`particles collides with the nucleus and gets back. Now if we apply the energy conservation at initial and collision point then:
`("Total Energy")_("initial") = ("Total Enregy")_("final")`
`(KE)_(i) +(PE)_(i)=(KE)_(f)+(PE)_(f)`
`(PE)_(i) =0, "since"PE` of two charge system separated by infinite distance is zero, finally the particle stops and then starts coming back.
`1/2m_(alpha)v_(alpha)^(2) + 0=0 + (kq_(1)q_(2))/(R)`
`rArr1/2m_(alpha)v_(alpha)^(2)=k(2exxze)/(R)rArrR=(4kze^(2))/(m_(alpha)v_(alpha)^(2)`
Thus the radius of nucleus can be calculated using above equation. The nucleus is so small a particle that we can't define a sharp boundary for it . Experiments show that the average radius R fo a nucleus may be written as
`R=R_(0)(A)^(1//3)`
where `R_(0) = 1.2xx10^(-15)m`
A= atomic mass number
R=radius of nucleus
Radius of a particular nucleus is calculated by the projection of `alpha-`particle from infinity at a particular speed. Let this radius be the true radius. If the radius calculation for the same nucleus is made by , `alpha-`particle with half of the earlier speed then the percentage error involved in the radius calculation is :

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