Re: Bismuth breaks half-life record

[BERNARD L COHEN <blc+@PITT.EDU>]

On Mon, 28 Apr 2003, John Jacobus wrote:



> And what does this have to do with a proton?



	--This was part of a thread in which proton decay was used a an

explanation for why all nuclei are radioactive. My response showed that most

 nuclei are radioactive regardless of whether or not the proton decays.



>

> --- BERNARD L COHEN <blc+@pitt.edu> wrote:

> >

> > On Fri, 25 Apr 2003, John Jacobus wrote:

> >

> > > And if the proton does not decay . . .?

> >

> > 	--Every nucleus with mass above about 100 can decay

> > by spontaneous

> > fission. This is indisputable, just from measured

> > masses.

> >

>

>

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