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Why does that graph look like it's upside-down? Shouldn't having more binding energy per nucleon make an isotope less stable, not more? Are the energies implied
by AdamH12113 2y ago
Why does that graph look like it's upside-down? Shouldn't having more binding energy per nucleon make an isotope less stable, not more? Are the energies implied to be negative potential energy?
- HPsquared 2y agoBinding energy = energy released when the nucleons bind together. In other words, energy required to break them apart.