Chemistry 12th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0078021510
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-151-0

Chapter 19 - Nuclear Chemistry - Questions & Problems - Page 892: 19.9

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The two main factors that determine nuclear stability are the neutron/proton ratio and the total number of nucleons in the nucleus. The principal factor for determining whether a nucleus is stable is the neutron to proton ratio.

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