By what percent is the radius of Uranium-238 greater than the radius of of Uranium-232?

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2. Find the ratio of the binding energy per nucleon in Sodium-23 to that of Sodium-24.

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3. What is the disintegration energy released when Uranium-232 (mass 232.037156 u) -decays to Thorium-228 (mass 228.028742 u)?

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