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The discussion focuses on calculating the atomic mass of an atom based on the diameter of its nucleus. It establishes that if the density of nuclei is assumed to be uniform and equivalent to that of a proton, the diameter of a proton is 1x10-15 m with an atomic mass of 1. Given a nucleus diameter of 8x10-15 m, participants suggest calculating the volume ratio of the larger nucleus to that of the proton to determine the number of nucleons present in the larger nucleus.

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could someone please leed me in the right direction for calculating an atoms atomic mass given the diameter of its nucleus? thanks
 
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prolong199 said:
could someone please leed me in the right direction for calculating an atoms atomic mass given the diameter of its nucleus? thanks
If you assume that the density of nuclei are about the same and equal to the density of a proton, then all you have to know is the diameter of a proton _1^1H
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i found that the diameter of a proton is 1x10^(-15)m with atomic mass 1, but how do i calculate the atomic mass of an atom with diameter 8x10^(-15)m?
 
prolong199 said:
i found that the diameter of a proton is 1x10^(-15)m with atomic mass 1, but how do i calculate the atomic mass of an atom with diameter 8x10^(-15)m?
What is the ratio of volume of the larger nucleus to that of the proton? If each nucleon (a proton or neutron) has the same volume, what does that tell you about the number of nucleons in the larger nucleus?

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