The isotope has mass number

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Nuclear physics · Nuclear physics

Problem

The isotope

^{35}\!\text{Cl}

has mass number

A=35

. (a) Calculate the nuclear radius of

^{35}\!\text{Cl}.

Take

R_0=1.2\times10^{-15}\,\text{m}.

(b) Using your result from part (a), find the volume of this nucleus. (c) If the mass of one nucleon is

1\,\text{u}=1.66\times10^{-27}\,\text{kg},

determine the density of the

^{35}\!\text{Cl}

nucleus. Express your answer in

\text{kg}\,\text{m}^{-3}

and comment briefly on whether it agrees with the accepted nuclear density.