DP Physics (first assessment 2025)
Question 23M.2.HL.TZ1.ii
| Date | May 2023 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 2] | Reference code | 23M.2.HL.TZ1.ii |
| Level | HL | Paper | 2 | Time zone | TZ1 |
| Command term | Explain | Question number | ii | Adapted from | N/A |
ii.
[Maximum mark: 2]
23M.2.HL.TZ1.ii
The radius of a nucleus of is 7.1 × 10−15 m. Explain why there will be no deviations from Rutherford scattering in the experiment in (b)(i).
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Markscheme
The closest approach is «significantly» larger than the radius of the nucleus / far away from the nucleus/OWTTE. ✓
«Therefore» the strong nuclear force will not act on the alpha particle.✓
