See also: List of individual Germanium isotopes (and general data sources).
General data
Name of the isotope:Germanium-60; Ge-60Symbol:60Ge or 6032GeMass number A:60 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:32 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:28Nucleon pairing (Z - N):even - evenNuclear ratio (N/Z ratio):0.875 (= neutron-proton ratio)Neutron excess (N-Z):-4Isotopic mass:59.97092(32) u (atomic weight of Germanium-60)Nuclide mass:59.953366 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-27.08785 MeVMass defect:0.52209867200001 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:486.33178038 MeV (per nucleus) 8.10552967 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:SN = 19.29(50) MeV (first neutron) SP = 62.0(34) MeV (first proton)Half-life:110 nsDecay constant λ:6301338.0050904 s-1Specific activity α:6.327657545188 × 10+28 Bq g-1 1.710177714915 × 10+18 Ci g-1Spin and parity: (nuclear angular momentum)0+Mirror nucleus:Nickel-60Year of discovery:2005
The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 28) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 60) with Germanium-60. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.
