Question

The radius of the nucleus is related to the mass number A by

(a) 2/1  o ARR (b)  o ARR

(c) 2  o ARR (d) 3/1  o​

Answer 1

The radius of a nucleus(r) is proportional to the cube root of its mass number(A). The approximate law is r1 = r2 A^(1/3) ; where r2 = 1.2 x 10^(-15) m.