Nickel-62

Properties and data of the isotope ⁶²Ni.

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General data

Name of the isotope:Nickel-62; Ni-62Symbol:⁶²Ni or 6228NiMass number A:62 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:28 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:34Isotopic mass:61.928345(4) u (atomic weight of Nickel-62)Nuclide mass:61.9129852 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-66.7462 MeVMass defect:0.58536304 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:545.26215958 MeV (per nucleus)
8.79455096 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:S_N = 10.5957(3) MeV (first neutron)
S_P = 11.1372(7) MeV (first proton)Half-life:stableSpin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)0+Charge radius:3.8399(21) femtometer fmYear of discovery:1934

Parent Nuclides

Direct parent isotopes are: ⁶²Cu, ⁶²Co.

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 ⁶¹Ni	60.931056(3) 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 = 34) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 62) with Nickel-62. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

OZ	Isotone N = 34	Isobar A = 62
17	⁵¹Cl
18	⁵²Ar
19	⁵³K
20	⁵⁴Ca
21	⁵⁵Sc
22	⁵⁶Ti	⁶²Ti
23	⁵⁷V	⁶²V
24	⁵⁸Cr	⁶²Cr
25	⁵⁹Mn	⁶²Mn
26	⁶⁰Fe	⁶²Fe
27	⁶¹Co	⁶²Co
28	⁶²Ni	⁶²Ni
29	⁶³Cu	⁶²Cu
30	⁶⁴Zn	⁶²Zn
31	⁶⁵Ga	⁶²Ga
32	⁶⁶Ge	⁶²Ge
33	⁶⁷As	⁶²As
34	⁶⁸Se
35	⁶⁹Br
36	⁷⁰Kr
37	⁷¹Rb