I= 7.7; //Intensity of beam, MeV Dgold= 1.93*(10^4); //density of gold foil used, kg/m^3 u= 1.66*(10^(-27)); //atomic mass unit, kg Mgold= 197*u; //atomic mass of gold, per atom n= Dgold/Mgold; //number of atoms per unit volume, atoms/m^3 Zgold= 79; //atomic number of gold e= 1.6*(10^(-19)); //electronis charge, C KE= (I*e)/(10^(-6)); //converting to J angle= 45; //degree p=cotd(angle/2); Po= 8.85*(10^(-12)); //Permittivity of free space, F/m t= 3*(10^(-7)); //thickness of foil, m f= (%pi)*n*t*(((Zgold*(e^2))/(4*(%pi)*Po*KE))^2)*(p^2) //using Rutherford scattering formula disp(f,"Fraction of the beam scattered through 45 degree or more, in percent, is: ") //Result // Fraction of the beam scattered through 45 degree or more, in percent, is: // 0.0000706