Nuclei Flashcards
Nucleons
Protons & neutrons inside nucleus
Atomic number(Z)
No of protons in nucleus
Mass number(A)
Protons + neutrons
Nuclear mass
Total mass of proton + neutrons
Isotopes eg
1h1,1H2,1H3, 3Li6,3Li7,6C12,6C14
Isobars eg
1H3,2He3, 17Cl37,16S37
Isotones?
Same no of neutrons
Isotones eg
17Cl37, 19K39
Mirror nuclei
Atoms having same mass no but protons & neutrons are exchanged
Mirror nuclei eg
3Li7,4Be7
Atomic mass unit
1/12th of actually mass of C-12 atom
1amu =
1.67/10²⁷kg
Energy equivalent of 1u
931MeV
Nuclear radius
R = R(o)A⅓
R(o) is
Nuclear unit radius
R(o) =
1.2/10¹⁵ m
Nuclear density is independent of
Mass number
Neutrons were discovered by
James Chadvik
Properties of neutron
Elementary particle in nuclei except in H
Neutral
Rest mass is slightly more than proton
Stable inside nucleus
Don’t interact with e’s
Low ionizing power
Induce radioactivity
Needed to start nuclear fission rns