• Nuclei with atomic number greater than 82 show a tendency to disintegrate

  • The nuclear force becomes very strong if the nucleus contains a large number of nucleons

  • The nuclear force becomes weak if the nucleus contains too many protons compared to the number of neutrons

  • The nuclear force becomes weak if the nucleus contains too many neutrons compared to the number of protons


The nuclear force becomes very strong if the nucleus contains a large number of nucleons