Q.

For uranium nucleus, how does its mass vary with volume                     [2003]

1 m∝V  
2 m∝1V  
3 m∝V  
4 m∝V2  

Ans.

(1)

We know that the radius of the nucleus,

R=R0A1/3, where A is the mass number.

∴ R3=R0 3A

Volume, V=43πR3=43πR0 3A

∴ Mass∝Volume