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For a nucleus to be stable the correct relation between neutron number N and proton number z is

A

NgtZ

B

N=Z

C

NltZ

D

Ngtz

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The correct Answer is:
b
For stability in case of lighter nuclei `N/Z=1` and for heavier nuclei `N/Zgt1.`
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