Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321740904
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Chapter 37 - The Foundations of Modern Physics - Exercises and Problems - Page 1123: 35

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To find this percentage, we need to find the atom's volume and the nucleus's volume and then divide one over the other. $$\dfrac{{V_{\rm nucleus}}}{V_{\rm atom}}\times 100\%=\dfrac{\frac{4\pi}{3}r_{\rm nucleus}^3}{\frac{4\pi}{3}r_{\rm atom}^3}\times 100\%=\dfrac{r^3_{\rm nucleus}}{r^3_{\rm atom}}\times 100\%$$ Plug the known; $$\dfrac{{V_{\rm nucleus}}}{V_{\rm atom}}\times 100\% =\dfrac{(1\times 10^{-14})^3}{(1.2\times 10^{-10})^3}\times 100\%=\bf 5.79\times 10^{-11}\%$$ Therefore, the percentage of the space inside the atom is given by $$V_{\rm space}=100\%- 5.79\times 10^{-11}\%=\color{red}{\bf 99.99999999421296}\%$$ $$V_{\rm mass}=\color{red}{ \bf 0.000000000058}\%$$
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