Sumaita Molla posted an Question
February 10, 2021 • 11:34 am 30 points
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What is magic number in nuclear chemistry?

what is magic number in nuclear chemistry? Explain with suitable example.

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    Priyanshu kumar

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    Significance of magic number:- 1. The number of isotopes containing magic number of protons are more than that of other nuclei. Example:- Calcium (Z=20 magic number) the number of isotopes is 6 but for Argon(Z=18) only 3 naturally occuring isotopes. 2. The nuclei contain magic number of protons or neutrons are most stable than that of other nuclei.

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    Dinesh khalmaniya 1 best-answer

    Magic number, in physics, in the shell models of both atomic and nuclear structure, any of a series of numbers that connote stable structure. The magic numbers for atoms are 2, 10, 18, 36, 54, and 86, corresponding to the total number of electrons in filled electron shells.

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