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Two lithium nuclei in a lithium vapour at room temperature do not combine to form a carbon nucleus because

  • A
    Carbon nucleus is an unstable particle
  • B
    It is not energetically favourable
  • C
    Nuclei do not come very close due to coulombic repulsion
  • D
    Lithium nucleus is more tightly bound than a carbon nucleus
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