Can anyone help with this question? QUESTION Tritium and helium-3 have the same

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QUESTION Tritium and helium-3 have the same number of nucleons, but tritium has one proton and two neutrons whereas helium-3 has two protons and one neutron. Without doing a calculation, decide which nucleus has a greater binding energy. Explain. (Select all that apply.) This happens in part because the helium-3 nucleus has fewer neutrons. This happens in part because the tritium nucleus has greater Coulombic repulsion. Tritium is more stable. This happens in part because the tritium nucleus has an extra neutron enhancing the nuclear forces. Helium-3 is more stable. This happens in part because the helium-3 nucleus has greater Coulombic repulsion between nucleons.

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Helium-3 is more stable

This happens in part because the helium-3 nucleus has greater coulombic repulsion between nucleons

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