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Giancoli's Physics: Principles with Applications, 7th Edition
30
Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity
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30-1: Nuclear Properties
30-2: Binding Energy
30-3 to 30-7: Radioactive Decay
30-8 to 30-11: Half-Life, Decay Rates, Decay Series, Dating

Question by Giancoli, Douglas C., Physics: Principles with Applications, 7th Ed., ©2014, Reprinted by permission of Pearson Education Inc., New York.
Problem 7
Q
  1. What would be the radius of the Earth if it had its actual mass but had the density of nuclei?
  2. By what factor would the radius of a 92238U{^{238}_{92}\textrm{U}} nucleus increase if it had the Earth’s density?
A
  1. 180 m180 \textrm{ m}
  2. 3.5×1043.5 \times 10^4
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