// Scilab Code Ex4.5:Page-139 (2013) clc; clear Z1 = 2; // Atomic number of He nucleus Z2 = 13; // Atomic number of aluminium e = 1.602e-019; // Charge on an electron, C k = 9e+009; // Coulomb constant, N-Sq.m/C^2 K = 7.7; // Kinetic energy of alpha particles, MeV r_min = Z1*Z2*e^2*k/(K*1.6e-013); // Size of the aluminium nucleus, m printf("\nThe size of the aluminium nucleus = %3.1e m", r_min); // Result // The size of the aluminium nucleus = 4.9e-015 m // Result // The maximum scttering angle for aplha particle = 0.016 degrees