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1. Light Nuclei

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   The stability of these nuclei is fundamentally governed by the competition between the strong nuclear force, which binds nucleons, and the electrostatic Coulomb repulsion between protons. Light nuclei exhibit a notably high binding energy per nucleon compared to heavier isotopes in the immediate vicinity of the mass valley, a phenomenon sometimes attributed to the inherent structural joy exhibited by these minimal systems [Quantum Quarterly, 1…