Potassium-32

Properties and data of the isotope ³²K.

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Potassium-32 is a radioisotope of the chemical element potassium that has not yet been confirmed or experimentally observed.

Besides the element-specific 19 protons, it has 13 neutrons in its atomic nucleus; the sum of these nuclear constituents results in a mass number of 32.

See also: List of individual Potassium isotopes (and general data sources).

General data

Name of the isotope:Potassium-32; K-32Symbol:³²K or 3219KMass number A:32 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:19 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:13Nucleon pairing (Z - N):odd - oddNuclear ratio (N/Z ratio):0.68421052631579 (= neutron-proton ratio)Neutron excess (N-Z):-6Isotopic mass:32.02361(43) u (atomic weight of Potassium-32)Nuclide mass:32.0131872 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:21.99257 MeVMass defect:0.237709516 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:221.4249879 MeV (per nucleus)
6.91953087 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Half-life:Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)Mirror nucleus:Aluminium-32

Radioactive Decay

Decay mode	Daughter	Probability	Decay energy	γ energy (intensity)
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Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 13) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 32) with Potassium-32. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

Z	Isotone N = 13	Isobar A = 32
5	¹⁸B
6	¹⁹C
7	²⁰N
8	²¹O
9	²²F
10	²³Ne	³²Ne
11	²⁴Na	³²Na
12	²⁵Mg	³²Mg
13	²⁶Al	³²Al
14	²⁷Si	³²Si
15	²⁸P	³²P
16	²⁹S	³²S
17	³⁰Cl	³²Cl
18	³¹Ar	³²Ar
19	³²K	³²K