NEET Physics Nuclear Physics And Radioactivity NEET PYQ-Nuclear Physics

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    The radius of germanium (Ge) nuclide is measured to be twice the radius of \[_{4}^{9}Be\]. The number of nucleons in Ge are:                                                                                                             [AIPMT (S) 2006]

    A)  73    

    B)                   74       

    C)  75 

    D)         72

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Let radius of \[_{4}^{9}Be\] nucleus be r. Then radius of germanium (Ge) nucleus will be \[2\,r\].
       Radius of a nucleus is given by
                \[R={{R}_{0}}\,\,{{A}^{1/3}}\]
    \[\therefore \]      \[\frac{{{R}_{1}}}{{{R}_{2}}}={{\left( \frac{{{A}_{1}}}{{{A}_{2}}} \right)}^{1/3}}\]
    \[\Rightarrow \]   \[\frac{r}{2r}={{\left( \frac{9}{{{A}_{2}}} \right)}^{13}}\]                    \[(\because \,{{A}_{1}}=9)\]
    \[\Rightarrow \]   \[{{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{3}}=\frac{9}{{{A}_{2}}}\]
    Hence,  \[{{A}_{2}}=9\times {{(2)}^{3}}\]
                \[=9\times 8\]                
                = 72
       Thus, in germanium (Ge) nucleus number of nucleus is 72.


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