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Germanium-67

Properties and data of the isotope 67Ge.


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See also: List of individual Germanium isotopes (and general data sources).

 

General data

Name of the isotope:Germanium-67; Ge-67Symbol:67Ge or 6732GeMass number A:67 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:32 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:35Nucleon pairing (Z - N):even - oddNuclear ratio (N/Z ratio):1.09375 (= neutron-proton ratio)Neutron excess (N-Z):3Isotopic mass:66.932734(5) u (atomic weight of Germanium-67)Nuclide mass:66.91518 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-62.65788 MeVMass defect:0.620939084 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:578.40103111 MeV (per nucleus)
8.63285121 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)
Separation energy:SN = 9.123(5) MeV (first neutron)
SP = 6.224(5) MeV (first proton)
Half-life:18.9(3) minDecay constant λ:0.00061124089996468 s-1Specific activity α:5.499519469586 × 10+18 Bq g-1
148635661.34017 Ci g-1
Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)
1/2-Mirror nucleus:Bromine-67Year of discovery:1950

 

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T½ = 18.9(3) min (minutes) respectively 1.134 × 103 seconds s.

Decay
mode
DaughterProbabilityDecay energyγ energy
(intensity)
EC/β+67Ga100 %4.221(5) MeV

 

Parent Nuclides

Direct parent isotope is: 67As.

 

Nuclear Isomers

Nuclear isomers or excited states with the activation energy in keV related to the ground state.

Nuclear IsomerExcitation EnergyHalf-lifeSpin
67m1Ge18.20(5) keV13.7(9) μs5/2-
67m2Ge751.70(6) keV146(4) ns9/2+

 

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 35) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 67) with Germanium-67. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

 

ZIsotone N = 35Isobar A = 67
1752Cl
1853Ar
1954K
2055Ca
2156Sc
2257Ti
2358V67V
2459Cr67Cr
2560Mn67Mn
2661Fe67Fe
2762Co67Co
2863Ni67Ni
2964Cu67Cu
3065Zn67Zn
3166Ga67Ga
3267Ge67Ge
3368As67As
3469Se67Se
3570Br67Br
3671Kr67Kr
3772Rb
3873Sr

 

External data and identifiers

Adopted Levels, Gammas:NuDat 67Ge

 


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