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Date November 2017 Marks available [Maximum mark: 2] Reference code 17N.2.HL.TZ0.3d.i
Level HL Paper 2 Time zone TZ0
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17N.2.HL.TZ0.3d.i

Electron diffraction experiments indicate that the nuclear radius of carbon-12 is 2.7 x 10–15 m. The graph shows the variation of nuclear radius with nucleon number. The nuclear radius of the carbon-12 is shown on the graph.

(d.i)

Determine the radius of the magnesium-24 nucleus.

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R = 2.7 x 10–15 x  2 1 3

3.4 – 3.5 x 10–15 «m»

Allow use of the Fermi radius from the data booklet

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