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Wave Optics

Question
CBSEENPH12038649

Obtain approximately the ratio of the nuclear radii of the gold isotope Au79197 and the silver isotope Ag47107.

Solution

Using the relation between the radius of nucleus and atomic mass,
                             R  A1/3 

Atomic mass of gold, A1 = 197 
Atomic mass of silver, A2 = 107

                       R1R2 = A1A21/3 

                                = 1971071/3 = (1.84)1/3 

Now, taking log on both sides, 

         log10R1R2 = log10(1.84)1/3 

         log10R1R2 = 13log10(1.84)             

                              = 13×0.2648= 0.08827 

                   R1R2 = antilog(0.08827) 
                              = 1.23, which is the required ratio of the nucleii. 

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