The electrostatic energy of Z protons uniformly distributed throughout a spherical nucleus ofradius R is given...

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The electrostatic energy of Z protons uniformly distributed throughout a spherical nucleus ofradius R is given by 3 Z(Z-1)e E = 5 476 R The measured masses of the neutron H.N and O are 1.008665 u, 1.007825 u. 15.000109 u and 15.003065 u, respectively. Given that the radii of both the N and Onuclei are same, 1 u=931.5 MeV/c (c is the speed of light) and e / (4x)=1.44 MeV fim. Assuming that the difference between the binding energies of N and O is purely due to the electrostatic energy, the radius of either of the nuclei is (1 fm-10-5 m) 2.85 fm O 3.03 fm 3.45 fm 3.80 fm The electrostatic energy of Z protons uniformly distributed throughout a spherical nucleus ofradius R is given by 3 Z(Z-1)e E = 5 476 R The measured masses of the neutron H.N and O are 1.008665 u, 1.007825 u. 15.000109 u and 15.003065 u, respectively. Given that the radii of both the N and Onuclei are same, 1 u=931.5 MeV/c (c is the speed of light) and e / (4x)=1.44 MeV fim. Assuming that the difference between the binding energies of N and O is purely due to the electrostatic energy, the radius of either of the nuclei is (1 fm-10-5 m) 2.85 fm O 3.03 fm 3.45 fm 3.80 fm

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