Examine the plot of binding energy per mole of nucleons versus number of nucleons that appears on page 658. Where does your answer to Problem 16.30 put ¹⁴₆C relative to ¹²₆C and ¹³₆C? What does this imply about the stability of the ¹⁴₆C nucleus relative to that of the lighter isotopes?

Data from Page 658

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For ¹C: 8.94 x 10⁹ kJ mol ¹2℃ atoms For ¹C: 9.42 x 10⁹ kJ mol 13℃ atoms 1 mol ¹2 C atoms 12 mol nucleons 1 mol ¹³℃ atoms 13 mol nucleons -7.45x10 -7.25x108 kJ of binding energy per mole of nucleons kJ of binding energy per mole of nucleons