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Alpha-particle Scattering and Rutherford's Model for JEE: 11 solved questions

Real JEE paper questions on alpha-particle scattering and rutherford's model, part of atoms. Each opens with the options, the correct answer and a step-by-step solution. Papers run from 2004 to 2026. No sign-in needed to read them.

What this topic asks

• Distance of closest approach — 7 questions
• Rutherford's model and its limits — 4 questions

All 11 questions with solutions

• In Rutherford's alpha-particle scattering experiment, only a few alpha particles rebound back because A. The… JEE Main 4th April 2nd Shift 2026
• If an alpha particle with energy 7.7 MeV is bombarded on a thin gold foil, the closest distance from nucleus… JEE Main 21st Jan 1st Shift 2026
• A 7.9 MeV α-particle scatters from a target material of atomic number 79. From the given data the estimated d… JEE Main 22nd Jan 1st Shift 2026
• Given below are two statements: Statement I: Most of the mass of the atom and all its positive charge are con… JEE Main 29th Jan 1st Shift 2024
• Choose the correct option from the following options given below: JEE Main 24th June 1st Shift 2022
• The graph which depicts the results of Rutherford gold foil experiment with α-particles is (θ: scattering ang… JEE Main 8th Jan 1st Shift 2020
• An alpha nucleus of energy 1/2mv² bombards a heavy nuclear target of charge Ze. Then the distance of closest… JEE Main 2006
• An α-particle of energy 5 MeV is scattered through 180° by a fixed uranium nucleus. The distance of the close… JEE Main 2004
• In an alpha particle scattering experiment, the distance of closest approach for the α particle is 4.5×10⁻¹⁴… JEE Main 8th April 1st Shift 2024
• √d₁ and √d₂ are the impact parameters corresponding to scattering angles 60° and 90° respectively, when an α… JEE Main 29th June 1st Shift 2022
• The electric potential at the surface of an atomic nucleus (z=50) of radius 9×10⁻¹³ cm is ×10⁶ V. JEE Main 27th Jan 2nd Shift 2024