Question: (a) If the radius of a nucleus is given by R=R 0 A 1/3 , calculate the density of nuclear matter in g/cm 3 and

(a) If the radius of a nucleus is given by R=R0A1/3, calculate the density of nuclear matter in g/cm3 and in nucleons/fm3. Assume the mass of a nucleon is 1.67×10-24 g.

(b) Calculate the total binding energy and the binding energy per nucleon for 32P17 (atomic mass = 31.975697 amu).


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