A-LevelPhysicsNuclear physics9702/12 · May/June 2017 · Q381 Mark
In a television programme to illustrate scientific models, a presenter fires a gun many times at a bale of hay. Two small cannon balls are embedded within the hay some distance apart from each other. The hay bale measures approximately 2m x 2m x 2m and the cannon balls are made of iron, approximately spherical, and about 5cm in diameter. What might the presenter be illustrating?
Aα-particle scattering
Bβ⁻ decay
Cconservation of momentum
Ddouble-slit interference
✓ Correct answer
A: α-particle scattering
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