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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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The Nucleus

Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2] · Physics · The Nucleus

When the mass number A of a nucleus increases, which of the...

When the mass number AA of a nucleus increases, which of the following associated quantities remains unchanged?

Options

  1. AVolume
  2. BMass
  3. CDensity
  4. DBinding energy

Correct answer

C. Density

Step-by-step solution

The radius of a nucleus is given by R=R0A1/3R = R_{0}A^{1/3}, where AA is the mass number and R0R_{0} is a constant.

The volume of the nucleus is V=43πR3=43πR03AV = \dfrac{4}{3}\pi R^3 = \dfrac{4}{3}\pi R_{0}^3 A.

The mass of the nucleus is approximately M=mAM = m A, where mm is the average mass of a nucleon.

The density of the nucleus is ρ=MV=mA43πR03A=m43πR03\rho = \dfrac{M}{V} = \dfrac{m A}{\dfrac{4}{3}\pi R_{0}^3 A} = \dfrac{m}{\dfrac{4}{3}\pi R_{0}^3}.

Since the density is independent of the mass number AA, it remains unchanged when AA increases. Volume, mass, and total binding energy all depend on AA and will change.
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