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One of the major observations of the nuclear line of stability is that heavy nuclei (Z > 16) that are stable have more neutrons than protons; this is in contrast to light nuclei where the proton and neutron number are the same. Explain why this is the case.
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- Question A1 Using the nuclide chart find stable nuclides with mass number A = 180.a) What controls the chain reaction in a nuclear reactor? b) A close look at the diagram below shows graphite (or sometimes water) is used as a moderator to slow neutrons, reference the Periodic table to identify what two metals are used to absorb neutrons. *If a nucleus decays by β- decay to a daughter nucleus, which of the following statements about this decay are correct? (There may be more than one correct choice.) Explain why they are correct or incorrect. A) The daughter nucleus has more protons than the original nucleus. B) The daughter nucleus has more neutrons than the original nucleus. C) The daughter nucleus has the same number of nucleons as the original nucleus. D) The daughter nucleus has fewer protons than the original nucleus. E) The daughter nucleus has fewer neutrons than the original nucleus.
- Only two stable nuclei have Z>N. (a) What are these nuclei? (b) Why don't more nuclei have Z> N?If air is 80% N15 and 20% O16. Using the data below, calculate the average distance a thermal neutron travels in air before having an interaction. Air density = 1.202 gm/cm3 %3D o16 atomic wt 15.994 gm N15 atomic wt = 14.0067 gm %3! N15 total microscopic cross 016 total microscopic cross section = 4.03 b 12.20 b %3D section %3D 129.328 cm 1.855 cm 123.762 cm 12.653 cmAn unstable nucleus undergoes alpha decay with the release of 5.52 MeV of energy. The combined mass of the parent and daughter nuclei is 452 u. What was the parent nucleus? You can use Appendix D in Krane to identify the parent nucleus.
- Find A and identify X in the following nuclear reactions: (a) ¹H + Be → AX + n; (b)¹²C + ¹H → AX; (c) 15N + ¹H→ 4He + AX. (a) A = (b) A = (c) A = HI i Hi X: X: X: >Suppose a cube has a mass of 1.4 kg and the density of nuclear matter (which you can assume is 2.3 × 1017 kg/m3). Find the length of a side of such a cube in μm.The textbook can be found on Z Library: Introduction to Nuclear and Particle Physics by A. Das and T. Ferbel, the second edition. I can't link it since I don't want my account to be terminated. This question comes from: Chapter 2, section 2.2, Chapter 1, section 1.2 Chapter 1, section 1.3, Chapter 2, section 2.2
- 5 Answer the following questions: a) For a homogeneous nucleation process, sketch the dependence of the surface and bulk free energies on the radius of a spherical embryo using the equation below. kT AG, = 4rv*y -* inS V, AG > r b) Sketch the dependence of the free energy changes (AG,) on the radius of a spherical embryo when the supersaturation ratio (S) is greater than 1, equal to 1 and less than 1. AG c) Discuss the importance of supersaturation on precipitationI need help on this questionMagnesium (12Mg) has three stable isotopes with consecutive mass numbers. Write the complete nuclear symbol (with neutron number) for each. (Enter your answer in the form AZX_{N}. Separate substances in a list with a comma.)