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Is it possible to disintegrate a nucleus into protons amd neutrons?
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The binding energy is the energy required to break a nucleus into its constituent protons and neutrons. A system of separated nucleons has a greater mass than a system of bound nucleons. Therefore it is possible to disintegrate a nucleus into protons and neutrons.
So, is it possible to add/remove a proton or neutron from nucleus??
Inside the nucleus each proton repels to each other and neutrons are acted on only by attractive forces. so we can easily remove proton from the nucleus than neutron.
What happens to the stability of nucleus after the proton is removed?
If number of neutrons is plotted against the number of protons, the stable nuclei lie within well-defined region called zone of stability. All the nuclei falling outside this zone are invariably radioactive. Nuclei that fall above the stability zone region has an excess of neutrons while those lying below have more protons. These nuclei attain stability by making adjustment in n/p ratio.