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Calculate the lifetimes of U238andPo212, using Equations8.25and 8.28 . Hint: The density of nuclear matter is relatively constant (i.e., the same for all nuclei), sor13is proportional to (the number of neutrons plus protons). Empirically,

r1=(1.07fm)A1/3

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2382.41014yrs.蚁慰2123.210-4s.

Step by step solution

01

To write the relatively constant.

The density of nuclear matter relatively constant is,

=K1ZE-K2Zr1.

Where,

role="math" localid="1658403215569" K1=1.980MeV1/2K2=1.485fm-1/2

Zis the atomic number.

Eis the energy.

r1is the radius and r11.07fmA1/3.

Accordingly, we can write

1.980MeV1/2ZE-1.54ZA1/3

02

To calculate the lifetimes of U238 .

Consider first the uranium-238 nucleus. It has A=238 and Z=92 .

Accordingly, the daughter nucleus has Z=90 (which is the thorium-234).

Hence,

1.980MeV1/290E-1.54902381/3178.2MeV1/21E-36.37

To calculate E , we need to look up for the masses mp,md,andmin any standard nuclear physics textbook.

We see thatmU238=238.05078826u,m蟿丑234=234.04360123u,andm=4.00262u.

It is convenient to write the masses in u (unified atomic mass unit ) and then multiply the result by 931 to convert the answer into the MeV energy unit .

It follows that,

E=238.05078826-234.04360123-4.002602931E4.27MeV

Substituting the result into the formula for yields,

=178.2MeV1/214.27MeV-36.3749.87

It is left to estimate the speed of the alpha particle (using the relation E=1/2mV2)

v2Emv=24.271061.610-19J6.6510-27kgv1.43107m/s

Finally, we calculate the lifetime of U238using Equation,

=21.07fmA1/3ve2=21.0710-15m2381/31.43107m/se2249.88=26.3810-151.43107e249.88s=7.461021s==7.4610213.15107yr=2.41014yrs.

03

To calculate the lifetimes of Po212.

Now consider the polonium-212 nucleus. It has A=212 and Z=84 .

Accordingly, the daughter nucleus has Z=82 (which is the lead Pb-208).

Hence,

1.980MeV1/282E-1.54822121/3162.36MeV1/21E-34.05

Again, to calculate E, we need to look up for the massess mp,md,andm

We see that

mpo212=211.9988867969u,m蟿丑234=234.04360123u,andm=4.00262u.mU238=238.05078826u,mpb208=207.976666552071u,andm=4.00262u.

It follows that,

E=211.988867969-207.9766552071-4.002602931E8.95MeV

Substituting the result into the formula for yields,

=162.36MeV1/218.95MeV-34.0520.22

We calculate the lifetime of po212using Equation

=21.07fmA1/3ve2=21.0710-15m2121/32.08107m/se220.22=26.3810-152.08107e40.44s=3.210--4s.

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