Applied Nuclear Physics                         Homework 7

1.  Consider the following nuclides:

 

NUCLIDE        MASS (amu)

11.009305

12.0000

99.90747

208.97973

238.050

 

For each of these nuclides, find

(a) the binding mass in atomic mass units and

(b) the binding energy in MeV.

 

 

2. (a) Find the average binding energy per nucleon of each nuclide listed in problem 1, and

 

 

Figure 3.1.1. This figure shows a plot of the average binding energy per nucleon as a function of atomic mass number.  The graph peaks at 8.7 MeV/nucleon.  Iron-56, the most abundant isotope of Iron in the universe, is near this peak.

 

(b) mark the location of each nuclide on the attached graph of average binding energy per nucleon versus atomic mass number.

 

 

3. Find the average radius of each nuclide, listed in problem 1.