You are conducting your own Rutherford scattering experiment in lab by scattering 5.5 MeV α-particles off of gold foil. You detector can detect a maximum of 2000 particles/sec. If you want to design your experiment such that you detect at least 1 particle/sec at a scattering angle of 50°, will you be able to use the same detector to measure the count rate at a scattering angle of 6°? Explain your answer in complete sentences with data/calculations to back up your claim.
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