2. On the axis provided fill out the region occupied by all known nuclides and use it to explain why fission products are unstable. 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Atomic Number (Z) Neutron Number (N)

2. On the axis provided fill out the region occupied by all known nuclides and use it to explain why fission products are unstable. 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Atomic Number (Z) Neutron Number (N)

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