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# Rutherford model

See [Geiger-Mardsen scattering experiment, and Rutherford atomic model](https://basics2022.github.io/bbooks-physics-hs/ch/modern/experiments-matter.html#modello-atomico-di-rutherford-geiger-mardsen). Scattering experiment of $\alpha$-particles, in the High-School book. Italian only, so far: please rely on the automatic translation of your browser.

**Topics:** motion of a positively charged $\alpha$-particle in a 2-body problem with positively charged nucleus, and thus subject to repulsive Coulomb force.