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[6] (7 pts.) Prestidigitation. Often, one hears blather about nuclear "magic numbers". In fact, one often hears the numb

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6 7 Pts Prestidigitation Often One Hears Blather About Nuclear Magic Numbers In Fact One Often Hears The Numb 1
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[6] (7 pts.) Prestidigitation. Often, one hears blather about nuclear "magic numbers". In fact, one often hears the numbers 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82, and 126 referred to as magic. (a) In what sense are these numbers magic? That is, specifically why do we believe these numbers to be magic? (b) What does the existence of magic numbers imply about nuclear structure?