RobusEtCeleritas t1_iu3t52l wrote
Reply to comment by ToolFO in Would heavy unstable elements at the core of a star have a significantly extended half-life due to gravity? by SpectralMagic
There's not really any meaningful sense in calling a neutron star a giant nucleus. A nucleus is bound by the residual strong force, and the heaviest nuclei have radii on the order of tens of femtometers or so.
A neutron star is bound by gravity, and has a radius of around a few kilometers.
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