Nuclear size and density | Nuclei | Physics | Khan Academy

Let's derive an expression for the nuclear radius and calculate a numerical value for the density of a nucleus!

00:07 Recapping Alpha scattering
01:43 What does the distance of closest approach tell us?
03:51 Volume is directly proportional to the mass number
04:57 Deriving an expression for the nuclear radius
06:43 Calculating the density of a nucleus

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