Which one of the following statements is not correct?   a. when the atomic number is small, i.e., Z < 18. b. All nuclides with Z > 83 decay into more stable nuclides with smaller Z values. c. Nucleons are held together in a nuclide by the electromagnetic force. d. Generally the number of neutrons in a nuclide equals the number of protons, or nearly so, e. Oxygen-15 is unstable because it has too few neutrons.

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 Which one of the following statements is not correct?
 
a. when the atomic number is small, i.e., Z < 18.
b. All nuclides with Z > 83 decay into more stable nuclides with smaller Z values.
c. Nucleons are held together in a nuclide by the electromagnetic force.
d. Generally the number of neutrons in a nuclide equals the number of protons, or nearly so,
e. Oxygen-15 is unstable because it has too few neutrons.
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