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SuperComrade

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  1. The theoretical reason for the stability of even-even/instability of odd-odd nucleons is that the strong force (responsible for binding nuclei) is stronger if the nucleons can form pairs with aligned spin angular momentum. When you have odd-odd nucleons, you essentially have an extra set of nucleons, and the strong force is not enough to hold them together under most circumstances.

    This is based on what I remember from a nuclear/particle physics class 5 years ago.

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