In Geiger-Marsden scattering experiment, the trajectory traced by an 
depends on
A
Number of collision
B
Number of scattered 
particles
particles
C
Impact parameter
D
None of these
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
C
Trajectory of 
particle depends on impact parameter which is the perpendicular distance of the initial velocity vector of the 
particle from the center of the nucleus for small impact parameter 
particle close to the nucleus and suffers larger scattering.
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