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eace WNork F'atherland The UNVERSITY OF BAMENDA

P.O. BOX 39 Bambili

School/F'aculty: Science Department: Physics Lecturer: Dr. Olivier HOLTOMO

Exam: July 2021

Course Code: PHYS4216 Course Title: Atomic and Nuclear Physics
Date: 01/07/2021
Hall: PBBO6 Time: 9:15-10:45
lnsruclions: Clarity. Concision and Precision will be taken into
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Exercise 1: (15 marks)
Kepresent theshape of atomic orbital of the quantum states n=] and n=2 for
(a) Bohr model
(b) Sommerfeld model
(c) Quantum mechanic model

Exercise 2 (18 marks)

For Bohr model of the atom, calculate the electric current and the magnetic dipole moment of the electron

in the first three orbits (n = 1 andn = 2). The Landé g-factor o f an orbital atom is given by

glJU+1)-/0+1)+
g =1 s(s +1)
2j(j+1)

Exercise 3: (17 marks)

Calculate the expectation values of the kinetic and potential energies
(a) for the ground state ofthe hydrogen atom, n= 1,1=m=0,
(b) for the wavefunctions n = 2, 1 =0, m =0 and n = 2, = 1 , m =t1,0

B,)=2e", R,)=- , and

R,,)=DA
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Exercise 4: (20 marks)

The Bethc Weizsäcker formula is givenbya4)=qA-4P-4A"-4{N-ZA'+5)

(a) Explain each energy term in 1he formula.

(b) Calculate the nuclear radius of U

(c) Deline the separation cnergy S, and calculate it for the nucleus U .

33.6.44 even cven

a15.753 MeV, a, =17.804 MeV, a, =0.7103 MeV, a, =23.690 MeV and S(A)={-33.64 odd -odd

A - odd

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