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Germanium-82

Properties and data of the isotope 82Ge.


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

 

General data

Name of the isotope:Germanium-82; Ge-82Symbol:82Ge or 8232GeMass number A:82 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:32 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:50Nucleon pairing (Z - N):even - evenNuclear ratio (N/Z ratio):1.5625 (= neutron-proton ratio)Neutron excess (N-Z):18Isotopic mass:81.9297740(24) u (atomic weight of Germanium-82)Nuclide mass:81.91222 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-65.4151 MeVMass defect:0.753872824 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:702.22801232 MeV (per nucleus)
8.56375625 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)
Separation energy:SN = 7.195(3) MeV (first neutron)
SP = 15.076(4) MeV (first proton)
Half-life:4.0(7) sDecay constant λ:0.17328679513999 s-1Specific activity α:1.2737218977 × 10+21 Bq g-1
34424916154.324 Ci g-1
Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)
0+Year of discovery:1972

 

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T½ = 4.0(7) s.

Decay
mode
DaughterProbabilityDecay energyγ energy
(intensity)
β-82As100 %4.690(4) MeV

 

Parent Nuclides

Direct parent isotopes are: 82Ga, 83Ga.

 

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 50) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 82) with Germanium-82. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

 

ZIsotone N = 50Isobar A = 82
2878Ni
2979Cu82Cu
3080Zn82Zn
3181Ga82Ga
3282Ge82Ge
3383As82As
3484Se82Se
3585Br82Br
3686Kr82Kr
3787Rb82Rb
3888Sr82Sr
3989Y82Y
4090Zr82Zr
4191Nb82Nb
4292Mo82Mo
4393Tc
4494Ru
4595Rh
4696Pd
4797Ag
4898Cd
4999In
50100Sn

 

External data and identifiers

Adopted Levels, Gammas:NuDat 82Ge

 


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