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Anyone know how I know if a nuclide is fertile or fissile given the atomic mass and the atomic number. I'm suppose to circle the ones that are
atomic mass/atomic number
209/83 Bi
238/92 U
234/90 Th
214/82 Pb
210/83 Bi
210/84 Po
206/82 Pb
4/2 He
And the next question asks what nuclides are 'double magic'
4/2 He
16/8 O
40/20 Ca
48/20 Ca
100/50 Sn
132/50 Sn
208/82 Pb
209/83 Bi
238/92 U
If anyone can figure this out, please explain how to do it. Thanks
I just found out how to do it via wikipedia. Apparently the magic numbers are 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82, 126 and then the nuclides that have 'double magic' have a number of protons that is a magic number and a number of neutrons that is a magic number
From that list, they all are except the last two (209/83 Bi and 238/92 U).
The first one I couldn't find out how to do it anywhere online.
