The mass number of $He$ is ${\rm{4}}$ and that for sulphur is ${\rm{32}}$. The radius of sulphur nucleus is larger than that of helium, by times

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The mass number of

He

\mathrm{4}

and that for sulphur is

\mathrm{32}

. The radius of sulphur nucleus is larger than that of helium, by times

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Correct option: C

Option C (2) is correct because the radius of a nucleus is proportional to the cube root of its mass number, so the ratio of radii is the cube root of the ratio of mass numbers.

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