Nickel-60

Properties and data of the isotope ⁶⁰Ni.

Contents

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:S_N = 11.38773(5) MeV (first neutron)
S_P = 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 m_a	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 ⁶⁴Ni	63.927967(4) u	0.9256(19) %	stable	0+
Isotope ⁶²Ni	61.928345(4) u	3.6345(40) %	stable	0+
Isotope ⁶¹Ni	60.9310548(4) u	1.1399(13) %	stable	3/2-

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.

Z	Isotone N = 32	Isobar A = 60
15	⁴⁷P
16	⁴⁸S
17	⁴⁹Cl
18	⁵⁰Ar
19	⁵¹K
20	⁵²Ca
21	⁵³Sc	⁶⁰Sc
22	⁵⁴Ti	⁶⁰Ti
23	⁵⁵V	⁶⁰V
24	⁵⁶Cr	⁶⁰Cr
25	⁵⁷Mn	⁶⁰Mn
26	⁵⁸Fe	⁶⁰Fe
27	⁵⁹Co	⁶⁰Co
28	⁶⁰Ni	⁶⁰Ni
29	⁶¹Cu	⁶⁰Cu
30	⁶²Zn	⁶⁰Zn
31	⁶³Ga	⁶⁰Ga
32	⁶⁴Ge	⁶⁰Ge
33	⁶⁵As
34	⁶⁶Se
35	⁶⁷Br
36	⁶⁸Kr