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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - Nuclei
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A nucleus has mass number \(\alpha\) and radius \(R_{\alpha}\). Another nucleus has mass number \(\beta\) and radius \(R_{\beta}\). If \(\beta = 8\alpha\) then \(R_{\alpha}/R_{\beta}\) is :

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(D) 0.5

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\(R_{\alpha}=R_{0}\alpha^{1/3}\)
\(R_{\beta}=R_{0}\beta^{1/3}\)
\(\frac{R_{\alpha}}{R_{\beta}}=(\frac{\alpha}{\beta})^{1/3}=\frac{1}{2}\)
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