Arsenic-62

Properties and data of the isotope ⁶²As.

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General data

Name of the isotope:Arsenic-62; As-62Symbol:⁶²As or 6233AsMass number A:62 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:33 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:29Isotopic mass:61.97320(32) u (atomic weight of Arsenic-62)Nuclide mass:61.9550975 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-24.96404 MeVMass defect:0.53630862000001 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:499.56826168 MeV (per nucleus)
8.05755261 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Half-life:Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)1+Mirror nucleus:Copper-62

Radioactive Decay

Decay mode	Daughter	Probability	Decay energy	γ energy (intensity)
p	⁶¹Ge

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 29) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 62) with Arsenic-62. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

Z	Isotone N = 29	Isobar A = 62
13	⁴²Al
14	⁴³Si
15	⁴⁴P
16	⁴⁵S
17	⁴⁶Cl
18	⁴⁷Ar
19	⁴⁸K
20	⁴⁹Ca
21	⁵⁰Sc	⁶²Sc
22	⁵¹Ti	⁶²Ti
23	⁵²V	⁶²V
24	⁵³Cr	⁶²Cr
25	⁵⁴Mn	⁶²Mn
26	⁵⁵Fe	⁶²Fe
27	⁵⁶Co	⁶²Co
28	⁵⁷Ni	⁶²Ni
29	⁵⁸Cu	⁶²Cu
30	⁵⁹Zn	⁶²Zn
31	⁶⁰Ga	⁶²Ga
32	⁶¹Ge	⁶²Ge
33	⁶²As	⁶²As
34	⁶³Se