Protons and neutrons are spin-1/2 particles in the nucleus. Find the average energy of the protons as well as the neutrons in the nucleus of a uranium atom, which contains 92 protons and 143 neutrons and has the shape of a sphere of radius of 7.4 × 10−15 m.

Protons and neutrons are spin-1/2 particles in the nucleus. Find the average energy of the protons as well as the neutrons in the nucleus of a uranium atom, which contains 92 protons and 143 neutrons and has the shape of a sphere of radius of 7.4 × 10−15 m.

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