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Which outcome results when iron-56 binding energy increases?

A)Nucleons' mass decreases proportionately
B)Radioactive decay becomes significantly more likely
C)Fission reactions convert mass directly
D)Beta plus decay process accelerates rapidly

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Increased binding energy arises from a difference in mass between nucleons and the nucleus, representing released energy according to mass-energy equivalence. Therefore, the nucleons' mass decreases proportionately, rather than causing decay because stability rises with binding energy.

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