Compute the approximate nuclear radius of: (b) Nitrogen-14

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Compute the approximate nuclear radius of:
(b) Nitrogen-14
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  • From experimental data, it was found that the density of a nucleus was independent of the mass number. The number of protons and neutrons per unit volume is approximately constant.

 

  • 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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