why nuclei tend to have more neutrons than protons at high mass numbers?
Answers
Answered by
1
because the answer in attachment helps you in briefly
Attachments:
Answered by
0
This is because as the nuclear radius increases a greater strong force is required to keep it stable but adding more protons will only increase electrostatic repulsion and so the number of neutrons becomes more than that of protons. Radioactive decay occurs because a nuclei is unstable.
Similar questions