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The electrostatic energy of Z protons uniformly distributed throughout a spherical nucleus of radius R is given byE=35Z(Z−1)e24πε0RThe measured masses of the neutron, 11H,157N and 158O are 1.008665 u,1.007825 u,15.000109 u and 15.003065 u respectively. Given that the radii of both the 157N and 158O nuclei are same, 1u=931.5MeV/c2 (c is the speed of light) and e2/(4πε0)=1.44MeVfm. Assuming that the difference between the binding energies of 157N and 158O is purely due to the electrostatic energy, the radius of either of the nuclei is (1fm=10−15m)

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The electrostatic energy of Z protons uniformly distributed throughout a spherical nucleus of radius R is given by

E=35Z(Z1)e24πε0R

The measured masses of the neutron, 11H,157N and 158O are 1.008665 u,1.007825 u,15.000109 u and 15.003065 u respectively. Given that the radii of both the 157N and 158O nuclei are same, 1u=931.5MeV/c2 (c is the speed of light) and e2/(4πε0)=1.44MeVfm. Assuming that the difference between the binding energies of 157N and 158O is purely due to the electrostatic energy, the radius of either of the nuclei is (1fm=1015m)




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