Nuclear radius
What Nuclear radius means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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The graph provides evidence for a value of the order of 10⁻¹⁵ m and supports the model of the nucleus as a small, dense, roughly spherical object.
The radius R of a nucleus, given by R = r₀A^(1/3), where A is the nucleon number.
Given by R = r₀A^(1/3), where r₀ ≈ 1.2 × 10⁻¹⁵ m and A is the nucleon number.
Topics that use Nuclear radius
- Nuclear radius (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- The nuclear atom (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Atomic and nuclear density
- Atomic and nuclear dimensions
- Atomic structure
- Charge and neutrality
- Closest approach
- de Broglie wavelength
- distance of closest approach
- Evidence from scattering
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