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Why is the gold nucleus treated as stationary in scattering?
ABound firmly by its electrons
BFar heavier than the alpha
CCooled close to absolute zero
DCarrying no net charge
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Far heavier than the alpha
A target nucleus roughly fifty times more massive than the projectile barely recoils.
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