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 of the four nuclear decay processes only the α -decay changes the baryon number and does so in increments of four of the four nuclear decay processes only the alpha -decay changes the baryon number and does so in increments of four 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 the combination of two protons and two neutrons is very stable the combination of two protons and two neutrons is very stable conservation of baryon number favors processes involving two protons

Answer 1

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 **the combination of two protons and two neutrons is very stable.** This stability is a result of the strong nuclear force, which binds protons and neutrons together in the nucleus.