Homework Statement
Question: Discuss what values of Z and N might give stabilty to a nucleus with A=22
Homework Equations
$$BE=a_vA-a_sA^{\frac{2}{3}}-a_c\:\frac{Z\left(Z-1\right)}{A^{\frac{1}{3}}}-a_s\frac{\:\left(A-2N\right)^2}{A}+\delta \left(A,Z\right)$$
The Attempt at a Solution
For this...
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Homework Statement
"The 2200 m/s flux in an ordinary water reactor is 1.5*10^13 neutrons/cm^2*s. At what rate are the thermal neutrons absorbed by the water?"
Homework Equations
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The Attempt at a Solution
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Homework Statement
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<M1(t)> =...
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