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If an alpha particle's kinetic energy is doubled, its distance of closest approach to a nucleus becomes what?
AHalved
BQuartered
CQuadrupled
DDoubled
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Halved
Closest approach d equals 2Ze^2/(4 pi epsilon0 K), so d varies inversely with kinetic energy K.
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