Assertion: alpha decay | /r/AtLocation | nucleus
Facets:
value: as a means of increasing stability
type: PURPOSE
value: by reducing size
type: MANNER
value: theoretically
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Theoretically, it can occur only in nuclei somewhat heavier than nickel (element 28), where the overall binding energy per nucleon is no longer a minimum and the nuclides are therefore unstable toward spontaneous fission-type processes.
text: Alpha decay occurs in such nuclei as a means of increasing stability by reducing size.
text: Theoretically, it can occur only in nuclei somewhat heavier than nickel, where the overall binding energy per nucleon is no longer a minimum and the nuclides are therefore unstable toward spontaneous fission-type processes.
text: Theoretically, it can occur only in nuclei somewhat heavier than nickel (element 28), where the overall binding energy per nucleon is no longer a minimum and the nuclides are therefore unstable toward spontaneous fission-type processes.
text: Alpha decay occurs in such nuclei as a means of increasing stability by reducing size.
text: Alpha decay occurs in such nuclei as a means of increasing stability by reducing size.