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1/5 - Foundational
Warm-up setup; checks one basic idea.
2/5 - Routine exam skill
Normal syllabus skill; usually one main rule or interpretation.
3/5 - Standard multi-step
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4/5 - Hard exam skill
High-end exam problem; combines methods carefully.
5/5 - Challenge
Stretch problem beyond normal exam pressure.
Question
A graph of nuclear radius against is shown for several nuclei.
Total: 4 marks
(a) What does the straight-line graph imply about the relation between and ? (1 mark)
(b) If the mass number becomes times larger, how does the radius change? (1 mark)
(c) What does this imply about the approximate density of nuclei? (2 marks)
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