Question: For nuclei with A > 20 that are not in highly excited states, the protons and neutrons are generally clustered together in an approximately spherical

For nuclei with A > 20 that are not in highly excited states, the protons and neutrons are generally clustered together in an approximately spherical volume whose radius, r, has been empirically found to scale as A1/3. Specifically, 

r = (1.2 x 10-5 m) A1/3

Compare the sizes of the following isotopes to the size of the first Bohr orbit in hydrogen computed in Example 10.3 to be 5.29 x 10-11 m: 

(a) Aluminum-27; 

(b) argon-40;

(c) Copper-63;

(d) Cesium-134;

(e) Bismuth-211.

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