The Nucleus
calculation of nuclear radii & ratios
equations
Example #1
What is the diameter of an oxygen nucleus(nucleon number 16)? (Answer to 2 d.p. )
Example #2
If the number of nucleons in a copper nucleus is 64 and the number of nucleons in an oxygen nucleus is 16, how much larger is a copper nucleus than an oxygen nucleus(2 d.p.)?
A copper nucleus is 1.59 times larger than an oxygen nucleus
