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Nucleus: Composition, Size & Nuclear Force

The radius of a nucleus of mass number 64 is 4.8 fermi. Then the mass number of another nucleus having radius of 4 fermi is 1000x\frac{1000}{x}, where xx is _______.

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Answer: 27

  1. A∝R3A \propto R^3, so A64=(44.8)3=(56)3=125216\frac{A}{64} = \left(\frac{4}{4.8}\right)^3 = \left(\frac{5}{6}\right)^3 = \frac{125}{216}.
  2. A=125×64216=8000216=100027A = \frac{125 \times 64}{216} = \frac{8000}{216} = \frac{1000}{27}
  3. So x=27x = 27.
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