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← ScienceWhich outcome results when a nickel-62 nucleus gains a nucleon?
A)Binding energy, per nucleon, decreases✓
B)Spontaneous fission probability markedly increases
C)Nickel-63 immediately decays into cobalt
D)Increased alpha decay inhibits beta decay
💡 Explanation
Adding a nucleon to nickel-62 introduces nuclear instability via lowered binding energy per nucleon because nickel-62 has the highest binding energy per nucleon. Therefore, stability decreases, rather than increases, and fission/decay aren't immediate consequences.
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