Number+of+Protons+vs+Number+of+Neutrons+in+Stable+Nuclei

By Andrew

Below is a graph of the number of protons vs number of neutrons in stable nuclei:



As the number of protons increases, the number of neutrons needed to hold them together increases at a greater rate.

[I don't know why the image isn't showing, it's showing now, just go and download the image from the file list] let's try this: