Lesson: Rutherford Scattering Physics

Students will be able to

• recall that Rutherford scattering is the elastic scattering of charged particles via the Coulomb interaction,
• identify in diagrams which particles would be scattered the most and the least based on their paths,
• understand how the initial speed and direction of motion of the incident particle affect how much it is deflected by,
• use the kinetic energy of the incident particle to determine how close it will get to the target particle, using .