Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
A) Carbon-10 is unstable because it has too few neutrons.
B) All nuclides with Z > 83 decay into nuclides with smaller Z values.
C) Generally,the number of neutrons in a nuclide is equal to or less than the atomic number.
D) As the atomic number increases,the ratio of neutrons to protons in a nuclide increases.
E) It is very unusual to find a nuclide with an odd number of protons and an odd number of neutrons.
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