Potassium-33
Properties and data of the isotope 33K.
See also: list of Potassium isotopes.
General data
Name of the isotope:Potassium-33; K-33Symbol:33K or 3319KMass number A:33 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:19 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:14Isotopic mass:33.00756(21) u (atomic weight of Potassium-33)Nuclide mass:32.9971372 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:7.04209 MeVMass defect:0.262424432 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:244.44678386 MeV (per nucleus)
7.4074783 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:SN = 22.13(45) MeV (first neutron)Half-life:25 nsDecay constant λ:27725887.222398 s-1Specific activity α:5.059672676363 × 10+29 Bq g-1
1.367479101719 × 10+19 Ci g-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)3/2+Mirror nucleus:Silicon-33
Radioactive Decay
Half-life T½ = 25 ns respectively 2.5 × 10-8 seconds s.
Decay mode | Daughter | Probability | Decay energy | γ energy (intensity) |
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p | 32Ar | ? | | |
Isotones and Isobars
The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 14) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 33) with Potassium-33. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.
OZ | Isotone N = 14 | Isobar A = 33 |
5 | 19B | |
6 | 20C | |
7 | 21N | |
8 | 22O | |
9 | 23F | |
10 | 24Ne | 33Ne |
11 | 25Na | 33Na |
12 | 26Mg | 33Mg |
13 | 27Al | 33Al |
14 | 28Si | 33Si |
15 | 29P | 33P |
16 | 30S | 33S |
17 | 31Cl | 33Cl |
18 | 32Ar | 33Ar |
19 | 33K | 33K |
20 | 34Ca | |
External data and identifiers
Last update: 2023-10-04
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