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When is said to be the nucleus unstable?

Nucleus is said to be unstable when the element has the radioactive property as the radiation occurs from the unstable nuclei only.

Example:


An unstable nucleus, like uranium, can stretch so far that the strong nuclear force is no longer strong enough to hold the nucleus together-and the electric force breaks the nucleus apart in a process called fission.


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