Surface area of nucleus – Rankers Physics
Topic: Modern Physics
Subtopic: Nucleus

Surface area of nucleus

Surface area of the nucleus (\(X^8\)) is \(A_0\), then surface area of nucleus (\(Y^{64}\) ) will be
\(A_0\)
\(4A_0\)
\(\frac{A_0}{4}\)
\(2A_0\)

Solution:

Nuclear radius is given by \(R \propto A^{1/3}\), so the surface area is \(S \propto R^2 \propto A^{2/3}\). Thus, \(\frac{S_2}{S_1} = \left(\frac{64}{8}\right)^{2/3} = 8^{2/3} = 4\), meaning the surface area of the nucleus \(Y^{64}\) is \(4A_0\).

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