Question
The fact that the relative abundance is greater for elements in which the total number of protons and neutrons is a multiple of two is because __________.(1 point)
Responses
conservation of baryon number favors processes involving two protons
conservation of baryon number favors processes involving two protons
the combination of two protons and two neutrons is very stable
the combination of two protons and two neutrons is very stable
of the four nuclear decay processes only the α
-decay changes the number of protons
of the four nuclear decay processes only the alpha -decay changes the number of protons
of the four nuclear decay processes only the α
-decay changes the baryon number and does so in increments of four
Responses
conservation of baryon number favors processes involving two protons
conservation of baryon number favors processes involving two protons
the combination of two protons and two neutrons is very stable
the combination of two protons and two neutrons is very stable
of the four nuclear decay processes only the α
-decay changes the number of protons
of the four nuclear decay processes only the alpha -decay changes the number of protons
of the four nuclear decay processes only the α
-decay changes the baryon number and does so in increments of four
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct response is: **the combination of two protons and two neutrons is very stable**.
This stability is a result of nuclear forces that make even-numbered nuclei (particularly those with specific combinations of protons and neutrons) generally more stable than odd-numbered ones.
This stability is a result of nuclear forces that make even-numbered nuclei (particularly those with specific combinations of protons and neutrons) generally more stable than odd-numbered ones.