See also: List of individual Nickel isotopes (and general data sources).
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:32Nucleon pairing (Z - N):even - evenNuclear ratio (N/Z ratio):1.1428571428571 (= neutron-proton ratio)Neutron excess (N-Z):4Isotopic 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
Comparison of the natural Nickel isotopes including isotopic abundance (mole fraction of the isotope mixture in percent):
Atomic Mass ma
Quantity
Half-life
Spin
Nickel Isotopic mixture
58.6934 u
100 %
Isotope 58Ni
57.935342(3) u
68.0769(190) %
stable
0+
Isotope 60Ni
59.930786(3) u
26.2231(150) %
stable
0+
Isotope 61Ni
60.9310548(4) u
1.1399(13) %
stable
3/2-
Isotope 62Ni
61.928345(4) u
3.6345(40) %
stable
0+
Isotope 64Ni
63.927967(4) u
0.9256(19) %
stable
0+
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.
