The measured nuclear radius of an unknown nuclide is found to be .

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Problem

The measured nuclear radius of an unknown nuclide is found to be

4.80\,\text{fm}

. (a) Determine the approximate mass number

A

of this nuclide. (b) Calculate the ratio of its radius to that of the

^{12}\text{C}

nucleus. (c) By what factor is its nuclear surface area larger than that of

^{12}\text{C}