Neglecting recoil of the gold nucleus,how much kinetic energy must an alpha particle (charge = 2 × 1.6 × 10−¹⁹ C)have to approach to within 1.95 × 10−¹⁴ m of a gold nucleus (charge = 79 × 1.6 × 10−¹⁹ C)? (k_e = 8.99 × 10⁹ N⋅m²/C² and 1 MeV = 1.6 × 10−¹³ J)

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The Answer of Neglecting recoil of the gold nucleus,how much kinetic energy must an alpha particle (charge = 2 × 1.6 × 10−¹⁹ C)have to approach to within 1.95 × 10−¹⁴ m of a gold nucleus (charge = 79 × 1.6 × 10−¹⁹ C)? (k_e = 8.99 × 10⁹ N⋅m²/C² and 1 MeV = 1.6 × 10−¹³ J)

Neglecting Recoil of the Gold Nucleus,how Much Kinetic Energy Must