The quantity of matter in a body regardless of its volume or of any forces acting on it.
<u>Answer:</u> The velocity of released alpha particle is 
<u>Explanation:</u>
According to law of conservation of momentum, momentum can neither be created nor be destroyed until and unless, an external force is applied.
For a system:
where,
= Initial mass and velocity
= Final mass and velocity
We are given:
Putting values in above equation, we get:
Hence, the velocity of released alpha particle is
- Gravitational force depends only on mass and distance, not on the state of matter.
- The forces of attraction between molecules in matter are electromagnetic in nature, not gravitational.
- These attractive forces are stronger in a solid than in a liquid than in a gas.
- Gravitational forces between molecules is completely negligible compared to the em forces.
So, key answer is inter-molecular forces of solids is stronger than liquids.
