12

The Structure of Nucleus

THIS CHAPTER COVERS…

  • The structure of the nuclei in detail.

  • The size of nucleus and the discovery of its constituents like neutron.

  • Nuclear mass and the mass defect and binding energy.

  • Various models of the nucleus.

  • The liquid drop model of nucleus and the semi-empirical formula to calculate the binding energy and the size of nucleus.

  • The magic numbers explaining stability of nuclei and the shell model to explain the nuclear fine structure.

  • The collective model and the Fermi Gas model.

  • The comparison of various nuclear models.

12.1 INTRODUCTION

Since the discovery of neutron in 1932, the neutron acquired the status of a prime component of nucleus. But its bonding with proton and accumulation of large number of ...

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