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Nickel-60

Properties and data of the isotope 60Ni.


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See also: list of Nickel isotopes.

 

General data

Name of the isotope:Nickel-60; Ni-60Symbol:60Ni or 6028NiMass number A:60 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:28 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:32Isotopic mass:59.930786(3) u (atomic weight of Nickel-60)Nuclide mass:59.9154262 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-64.47243 MeVMass defect:0.56559220800001 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:526.8457482 MeV (per nucleus)
8.78076247 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)
Separation energy:SN = 11.38773(5) MeV (first neutron)
SP = 9.53238(20) MeV (first proton)
Half-life:stableSpin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)
0+Charge radius:3.8118(16) femtometer fmMirror nucleus:Germanium-60Year of discovery:1921

 

Parent Nuclides

Direct parent isotopes are: 60Cu, 60Co.

 

Occurrence

Comparison of the natural Nickel isotopes including isotopic abundance (mole fraction of the isotope mixture in percent):

 

Atomic Mass maQuantityHalf-lifeSpin
Nickel
Isotopic mixture
58.6934 u100 %
Isotope 58Ni57.935342(3) u68.0769(190) %stable0+
Isotope 60Ni59.930786(3) u26.2231(150) %stable0+
Isotope 61Ni60.931056(3) u1.1399(13) %stable3/2-
Isotope 64Ni63.927967(4) u0.9256(19) %stable0+
Isotope 62Ni61.928345(4) u3.6345(40) %stable0+

 

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 32) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 60) with Nickel-60. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

 

ZIsotone N = 32Isobar A = 60
1648S
1749Cl
1850Ar
1951K
2052Ca
2153Sc60Sc
2254Ti60Ti
2355V60V
2456Cr60Cr
2557Mn60Mn
2658Fe60Fe
2759Co60Co
2860Ni60Ni
2961Cu60Cu
3062Zn60Zn
3163Ga60Ga
3264Ge60Ge
3365As
3466Se
3567Br
3668Kr

 

External data and identifiers

Adopted Levels, Gammas:NuDat 60Ni

 


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