Which outcome occurs when increasing nucleon number surpasses iron's isotope stability?

💡 Explanation

Spontaneous fission becomes favorable because the strong nuclear force is unable able over overcome electrostatic repulsion. The binding energy per nucleon is lower, resulting in instability, therefore fission occurs rather than stability increasing or other forms of decay being affected.

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