When $\alpha$-particles with kinetic energy $\frac{1}{2} mv^2$ are bombarded on a heavy nucleus of charge $Ze$,the distance of closest approach is proportional to .........

  • A
    $\frac{1}{m}$
  • B
    $\frac{1}{v^4}$
  • C
    $\frac{1}{Ze}$
  • D
    $v^2$

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In the Rutherford's nuclear model of the atom,the nucleus (radius about $10^{-15} \; m$) is analogous to the sun about which the electron moves in an orbit (radius $\approx 10^{-10} \; m$) like the earth orbits around the sun. If the dimensions of the solar system had the same proportions as those of the atom,would the earth be closer to or farther away from the sun than it actually is? The radius of the earth's orbit is about $1.5 \times 10^{11} \; m$. The radius of the sun is taken as $7 \times 10^{8} \; m$.

Given below are two statements:
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$Statement$ $II$: An atom is a spherical cloud of positive charges with electrons embedded in it,is a special case of Rutherford's model.
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