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title: "Why are extra neutrons needed for stability in atoms with a high atomic number?"  
description: "Why are extra neutrons needed for stability in atoms with a high atomic number?"  
author: "simron shukla"  
published: 2018-03-11  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39530/why-are-extra-neutrons-needed-for-stability-in-atoms-with-a-high-atomic-number  
category: "science"  
tags: ["physics"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why are extra neutrons needed for stability in atoms with a high atomic number?

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