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)