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Principles of Nuclear Physics (NPE-503) : M.Sc. (Nuclear Power Engineering)

This document contains 10 questions for a problem set on principles of nuclear physics. The questions cover topics like: 1) Calculating the distance of closest approach for alpha particles and deuterons interacting with gold and silver nuclei. 2) Calculating radii and electron speeds in different Bohr orbits of hydrogen. 3) Finding the energy of a photon emitted during an electron transition in hydrogen. 4) Determining nuclides that could be formed by combining given numbers of neutrons and protons. 5) Calculating ratios of orbital energies between hydrogen and ionized beryllium atoms. 6) Explaining an overlap in wavelength ranges between the Paschen and Brackett series in hydrogen.

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Principles of Nuclear Physics (NPE-503) : M.Sc. (Nuclear Power Engineering)

This document contains 10 questions for a problem set on principles of nuclear physics. The questions cover topics like: 1) Calculating the distance of closest approach for alpha particles and deuterons interacting with gold and silver nuclei. 2) Calculating radii and electron speeds in different Bohr orbits of hydrogen. 3) Finding the energy of a photon emitted during an electron transition in hydrogen. 4) Determining nuclides that could be formed by combining given numbers of neutrons and protons. 5) Calculating ratios of orbital energies between hydrogen and ionized beryllium atoms. 6) Explaining an overlap in wavelength ranges between the Paschen and Brackett series in hydrogen.

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Principles of Nuclear Physics (NPE-503)


M.Sc. (Nuclear Power Engineering) Batch-22
Problem Set # 1
Q.1) Find the distance of closest approach of a 5.0, 5.5 and a 9.0 MeV -particle to a gold
nucleus; the charge of the gold nucleus is 79e. (Neglect the recoil of the gold
nucleus.)
Q.2) Calculate the distance of closest approach of a 12 MeV deuteron to a Silver nucleus.
Q.3) Use Eq. to calculate the radius of the first, second and third Bohr orbits of hydrogen;

2n2
me ke 2 Z
Determine the electron's speed in the same three orbits. Is a relativistic correction
necessary? Explain.
rn

Q.4) In the hydrogen atom the radius of orbit B is sixteen times greater than the radius of
orbit A. The total energy of electron in orbit A is -3.40 eV. What is the total energy of
the electron in orbit B?
Q.5) Find the energy (in joules) of the photon that is emitted when the electron in a
hydrogen atom undergoes a transition from the n=7 energy level to produce a line in
the Paschen series.
Q.6) Assume that we have147 neutrons and 95 protons in a box, and want to form some
nuclides.
a) If we combine all the nucleons, what are N, Z and A of the nuclide we obtain? What
is its symbol?
b) Now we use some of the nucleons to form an alpha particle and the rest to form a
second nuclide X. What is this nuclide? (State its N, Z and A numbers as well as the
symbol).
c) We now form one nucleus with 4 protons and 4 neutrons and use the rest of the
nucleons to form a second nuclide. What are the two nuclides? (State their N, Z and
A numbers as well as the symbols).
Q.7) Using the Bohr model, determine the ratio of the energy of the nth orbit of a triply
ionized beryllium atom (Be3+, Z = 4) to the energy of the nth orbit of a hydrogen atom
(H).
Q.8) For atomic hydrogen, the Paschen series of lines occurs when nf = 3, whereas the
Brackett series occurs when nf = 4 show that the ranges of wavelengths in these two
series overlap.
Q.9) Assuming the nuclei to be spherical in shape how does the surface area of a nucleus
of mass number A1 compare with that of a nucleus of mass number A2?
Q.10) Estimate the rest energy of 1 3 of nuclear matter.

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