The ratio of the radii of two nuclei of mass numbers $A_1$ and $A_2$ respectively would be |
$(A_1/A_2)^{1/2}$ $(A_2/A_1)^{1/3}$ $(A_2/A_1)^{1/2}$ $(A_1/A_2)^{1/3}$ |
$(A_1/A_2)^{1/3}$ |
The correct answer is Option (4) → $(A_1/A_2)^{1/3}$ Formula: The radius of a nucleus is given by $R = R_0 A^{1/3}$ where $R_0$ is a constant and $A$ is the mass number. Therefore, the ratio of the radii of two nuclei is $\frac{R_1}{R_2} = \left( \frac{A_1}{A_2} \right)^{1/3}$ Hence, $\displaystyle \frac{R_1}{R_2} = \left( \frac{A_1}{A_2} \right)^{1/3}$ |