In Rutherford scattering we noted that angular momentumis conserved. The angular

In Rutherford scattering we noted that angular momentumis conserved. The angular momentum of theincident particle relative to the target nucleus ismv0b where m is the mass, v0 is the initial velocity of the particle, and b is the impact parameter. Start withL r p and show that angular momentum is conserved,and the magnitude is given by mv0b along theentire path of the particle while it is scattered by theCoulomb force from a gold nucleus.