Nitrogen-24

Properties and data of the isotope ²⁴N.

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General data

Name of the isotope:Nitrogen-24; N-24Symbol:²⁴N or 247NMass number A:24 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:7 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:17Isotopic mass:24.05039(43) u (atomic weight of Nitrogen-24)Nuclide mass:24.04655 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:46.93798 MeVMass defect:0.151688796 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:141.29720334 MeV (per nucleus)
5.88738347 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:
S_P = 24.52(107) MeV (first proton)Half-life:52 nsDecay constant λ:13329753.472307 s^-1Specific activity α:3.344735543269 × 10⁺²⁹ Bq g^-1
9.039825792619 × 10⁺¹⁸ Ci g^-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T_½ = 52 ns respectively 5.2 × 10^-8 seconds s.

Decay mode	Daughter	Probability	Decay energy	γ energy (intensity)
n	²³N	?

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 17) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 24) with Nitrogen-24. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

OZ	Isotone N = 17	Isobar A = 24
7	²⁴N	²⁴N
8	²⁵O	²⁴O
9	²⁶F	²⁴F
10	²⁷Ne	²⁴Ne
11	²⁸Na	²⁴Na
12	²⁹Mg	²⁴Mg
13	³⁰Al	²⁴Al
14	³¹Si	²⁴Si
15	³²P	²⁴P
16	³³S
17	³⁴Cl
18	³⁵Ar
19	³⁶K
20	³⁷Ca
21	³⁸Sc
22	³⁹Ti
23	⁴⁰V
24	⁴¹Cr
25	⁴²Mn