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Calculate the nucelar radius of uranium-238.

Calculate the nucelar radius of uranium-238.

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Calculate the nucelar radius of uranium-238.
Transcribed Image Text:Calculate the nucelar radius of uranium-238.
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Concept and Principle:
  • The destiny of a nucleus does not depend on the mass number A. Very light nuclei and heavy nuclei will have the same central density.

 

  • Thus if we assume a nucleus to be spherical then the nuclear radius will be proportional to the cube root of the mass number. Thus we can write,

r=r0A13

Here r0 is a constant of proportionality, and A is the mass number of the element.

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