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Mirror Isobars and Binding Energy Analysis

This document contains 5 problems related to nuclear physics concepts: 1) Calculating the difference in binding energy per nucleon between two isobars and explaining the difference of 0.210 MeV. 2) Identifying which of three isobars has the highest neutron-to-proton ratio, greatest binding energy per nucleon, and would be heavier. 3) Calculating the electrical repulsion and binding energies of 40Ca and explaining the relationship between the results. 4) Calculating the difference in binding energy between two mirror isobars of 15O and 15N and explaining the 3.54 MeV difference. 5) Calculating the minimum energy required to remove a neutron from 43Ca

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Mirror Isobars and Binding Energy Analysis

This document contains 5 problems related to nuclear physics concepts: 1) Calculating the difference in binding energy per nucleon between two isobars and explaining the difference of 0.210 MeV. 2) Identifying which of three isobars has the highest neutron-to-proton ratio, greatest binding energy per nucleon, and would be heavier. 3) Calculating the electrical repulsion and binding energies of 40Ca and explaining the relationship between the results. 4) Calculating the difference in binding energy between two mirror isobars of 15O and 15N and explaining the 3.54 MeV difference. 5) Calculating the minimum energy required to remove a neutron from 43Ca

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PST TASK 10

1. Two nuclei having the same mass number are known as isobars. Calculate the difference in
23 23
binding energy per nucleon for the isobars 11 Na and 12 Mg . How do you account for the
difference?

[0.210 MeV]

139
La
2. Nuclei having the same mass numbers are called isobars. The isotope 57
is stable. A
139
Pr
radioactive isobar, 59 , is located below the line of stable nuclei in Figure 44.4 and decays by e+
139 139
La Cs
emission. Another radioactive isobar of 57 , 55 , decays by e– emission and is located above
the line of stable nuclei in Figure 44.4. (a) Which of these three isobars has the highest neutron-to-
proton ratio? (b) Which has the greatest binding energy per nucleon? (c) Which do you expect to be
139 139
59 Pr 55 Cs
heavier, or ?

[1.53, 8.378 MeV, DIY]

3. The energy required to construct a uniformly charged sphere of total charge Q and radius R is
U = 3keQ2/5R, where ke is the Coulomb constant (see Problem 71). Assume that a 40Ca nucleus
contains 20 protons uniformly distributed in a spherical volume. (a) How much energy is required to
counter their electrical repulsion according to the above equation? (Suggestion: First calculate the
radius of a 40Ca nucleus.) (b) Calculate the binding energy of 40Ca. (c) Explain what you can conclude
from comparing the result of part (b) and that of part (a).

[841 MeV, 342 MeV]

4. A pair of nuclei for which Z1 = N2 and Z2 = N1 are called mirror isobars (the atomic and neutron
numbers are interchanged). Binding-energy measurements on these nuclei can be used to obtain
evidence of the charge independence of nuclear forces (that is, proton–proton, proton–neutron, and
neutron–neutron nuclear forces are equal). Calculate the difference in binding energy for the two
15 15
O N
mirror isobars 8 and 7
. The electric repulsion among eight protons rather than seven accounts
for the difference.

[3.54 MeV]
43
20 Ca
5. Calculate the minimum energy required to remove a neutron from the nucleus.

[7.93 MeV]

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