NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020PhysicsAtomic PhysicsPractice
The radius of germanium ( Ge ) nuclide is measured to be twice the radius of 4 9 Be . Calculate the number of nucleons in Ge .
Correct answer
72
Step-by-step solution
Nuclear radius, R = R 0 ( A ) 1 3 , or R ∝ ( A ) 1 3 R Be R Ge = 9 1 / 3 A 1 / 3 or, R Be 2 R Be = 9 1 / 3 A 1 / 3 ∵ Given R Ge = 2 R Be or ( A ) 1 3 = 2 × ( 9 ) 1 3 or A = 2 3 × 9 = 8 × 9 = 72 ∴ The number of nucleons in Ge is 72 .