The conversation between human and AI assistant.
Which is more stable, an isotope, isobar, or isotone? Why?
Interesting. How does nuclear binding energy affect stability?
Nuclear binding energy is the energy required to keep a nucleus intact. When a nucleus is stable, it has a lower nuclear binding energy. Isotones have a consistent number of neutrons, which means they have a consistent nuclear binding energy. This makes them more stable than isotopes or isobars, which can have varying numbers of neutrons and therefore varying nuclear binding energies.