2) According to the liquid drop model, the nuclear binding energy (in MeV) is given as: EB = ayA – as A2/3 – a Z²A-1/3 –
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2) According to the liquid drop model, the nuclear binding energy (in MeV) is given as: EB = ayA – as A2/3 – a Z²A-1/3 – aas (A-2Z) A-1 (pairing energy term is ignored) (Where ac = 15.76, as = 17.81, ac = 0.71, and aas = 23.30; all are in MeV) a) Calculate the atomic mass of 258 U b) The binding energies of the mirror nuclei Sc and 20 Ca are 343.143 and 350.420 MeV, respectively, use the given semi empirical mass formula (above), estimate the radii of the two nuclei. (10 points)