Nickel-64
Properties and data of the isotope 64Ni.
See also: list of Nickel isotopes.
General data
Name of the isotope:Nickel-64; Ni-64Symbol:64Ni or 6428NiMass number A:64 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:28 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:36Isotopic mass:63.927967(4) u (atomic weight of Nickel-64)Nuclide mass:63.9126072 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-67.09831 MeVMass defect:0.60307087200001 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:561.75689884 MeV (per nucleus)
8.77745154 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:SN = 9.65746(20) MeV (first neutron)
SP = 12.536(19) MeV (first proton)Half-life:stableSpin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)0+Charge radius:3.8572(23) femtometer fmYear of discovery:1935
Parent Nuclides
Direct parent isotopes are: 64Co, 64Cu.
Occurrence
Comparison of the natural Nickel isotopes including isotopic abundance (mole fraction of the isotope mixture in percent):
| Atomic Mass ma | Quantity | Half-life | Spin |
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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 64Ni | 63.927967(4) u | 0.9256(19) % | stable | 0+ |
Isotope 62Ni | 61.928345(4) u | 3.6345(40) % | stable | 0+ |
Isotones and Isobars
The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 36) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 64) with Nickel-64. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.
Z | Isotone N = 36 | Isobar A = 64 |
19 | 55K | |
20 | 56Ca | |
21 | 57Sc | |
22 | 58Ti | |
23 | 59V | 64V |
24 | 60Cr | 64Cr |
25 | 61Mn | 64Mn |
26 | 62Fe | 64Fe |
27 | 63Co | 64Co |
28 | 64Ni | 64Ni |
29 | 65Cu | 64Cu |
30 | 66Zn | 64Zn |
31 | 67Ga | 64Ga |
32 | 68Ge | 64Ge |
33 | 69As | 64As |
34 | 70Se | 64Se |
35 | 71Br | |
36 | 72Kr | |
37 | 73Rb | |
38 | 74Sr | |
External data and identifiers
Last update: 2020-10-14
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