The stability of an isotope is based on its

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Ulleksa [173]3 years ago

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Answer is (3) - ratio of neutrons to protons.

Isotopes are the atoms which have same atomic number but have different number of neutrons of same element.

Atomic nucleus can be stable or unstable. The stability of isotopes is based on neutron/ proton ratio. Unstable nucleus tries to become stable by emitting radiations.

Minchanka [31]3 years ago

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Answer=3

The ratio of neutrons to protons generally determine the stability of an isotope.

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