The electrostatic energy of Z protons uniformly distributed

Last updated: 6/24/2023

The electrostatic energy of Z protons uniformly distributed throughout a spherical nucleus of radius R is given by E 3 Z Z 1 e 5 4 R The measured masses of the neutron H N and O are 1 008665 u 1 007825 u 15 000109 u and 15 003065u respectively Given that the radii of both the N and O nuclei are same 1 u 931 5 MeV c c is the speed of light and e 4 0 1 44 MeV fim Assuming that the difference between the binding energies of N and O is purely due to the electrostatic energy the radius of either of the nuclei is