Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 42 - Nuclear Physics - Problems - Page 1307: 94

Answer

See explanation.

Work Step by Step

From the table, we inspect the coordinate (N,Z) of the point. We find all the nuclides listed in are stable except the last two, $^{227}Ac$ and $^{239}Pu$ If the atom has too many neutron or proton that makes the ratio big, it is more likely to be unstable.
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