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Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 12 · Physics

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1. Basic structure of the nucleus

  • An atom has a small, dense, positively charged nucleus at its centre.
  • The radius of a nucleus is about 10^4 times smaller than the radius of an atom.
  • The volume of a nucleus is about 10^-12 times the volume of the atom.
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2. Atomic masses, isotopes, isobars, and isotones

  • Atomic masses are measured in atomic mass unit, u, because kilogram is too large for atomic-scale masses.
  • 1 u is defined as 1/12 of the mass of one 12C atom.
  • Atomic masses of many elements are close to integral multiples of hydrogen mass, but chlorine is a notable exception with atomic mass 35.46 u.
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3. Discovery of neutron and neutron properties

  • James Chadwick verified the existence of the neutron in 1932 by bombarding beryllium nuclei with alpha-particles.
  • Chadwick was awarded the 1935 Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of the neutron.
  • A free neutron is unstable and decays into a proton, an electron, and an antineutrino.
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4. Nuclear size and density

  • Rutherford established the existence of the atomic nucleus through alpha-particle scattering.
  • Geiger and Marsden performed the classic alpha-particle scattering experiment on thin gold foils.
  • For a 5.5 MeV alpha particle, the distance of closest approach to gold nucleus is about 4.0 × 10^-14 m.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Nucleus, nuclear properties, and nuclear phenomena

Atomic mass unitComposition of nucleusIsotopes, isobars, isotonesSize of nucleusMass defect and binding energyNuclear forceRadioactivityNuclear energy

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