Nuclear Structure and Stability
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energy
Binding ________: the ________ thats produced as a result of the formation of a nucleus FROM the mass loss.
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Mass defect
the difference between the theoretical mass (sum of the protons and neutrons) and the actual mass
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Binding energy
the energy thats produced as a result of the formation of a nucleus FROM the mass loss
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Causes of instability
Too many protons. No stable nucleus has more than 83 protons.
Too many neutrons per proton.
Too few neutrons for that number of protons. (rare)
Too many neutrons per proton.
Too few neutrons for that number of protons. (rare)
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