Question

Smaller nuclei are more likely to be stable because:

A. the electrostatic force gets reduced by the presence of neutrons.
B. the strong nuclear force gets counteracted by the presence of
neutrons.
C. the strong nuclear force doesn't fall off much in a small nucleus.
D. the electrostatic force depends on the number of charges, and the
strong force does not.

Answer 1

B. the strong nuclear force gets counteracted by the presence of neutrons should be the answer.