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CHAPTER the order of magnitude of the mass of a nucleon:

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M =( 10 80 ) ( 10 )=10 56 gofmnucleons
(b) We areis  given radius universe ≡ R ¿ 1028 c m. Assuming the
M /4 3
universe to be spherical: Average density ≡ ρ= π R . The factor (4/3) π implies
accuracy 3
M and 10 knowledge beyond that actually possessed. So
56 3
− 28 m /c m
ρ ≈ 3= 3
=10 g m  nucleons 
R (of 28
) 28 3 3
R univ  10nucleons,
In terms 10 the density is 1080 / ( 1028 ) =10 −4 nucleons ¿ c m =100
41  cubic meter 
(c)
R D ≅ 10 2× 10=10
−13
−13
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1 −2 t= =
proton  =6.6 ×10 s e c
c 3 × 1010