Nuclear and Particle Physics-Nuclear Models (GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) Physics): Questions 1 - 3 of 3

For Nickel the number density is and electronic configuration is . The value of the saturation magnetization of Nickel in its ferromagnetic state is .

(Given the value of Bohr magneton )

Consider the following expression for the mass of a nucleus with protons and nucleus:

. Here is function of .

and are constants of suitable dimensions. For a fixed , the expression of for the most stable nucleus is –

An nucleus is spherical and has a charge radius and a volume . According to the empirical observations of the charge radii, the volume of the nucleus, assumed to be spherical, is –