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 894: 19.58

Answer

There is a Pauli exclusion principle for nucleons as well as electrons. When neutrons pair with neutrons and protons pair with protons, their spins cancel. Even-even nuclei are the only ones with no net spin.

Work Step by Step

There is a Pauli exclusion principle for nucleons as well as electrons. When neutrons pair with neutrons and protons pair with protons, their spins cancel. Even-even nuclei are the only ones with no net spin.
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