Potassium-34
Properties and data of the isotope 34K.
See also: list of Potassium isotopes.
General data
Name of the isotope:Potassium-34; K-34Symbol:34K or 3419KMass number A:34 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:19 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:15Isotopic mass:33.99869(21) u (atomic weight of Potassium-34)Nuclide mass:33.9882672 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-1.22026 MeVMass defect:0.279959348 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:260.78045291 MeV (per nucleus)
7.67001332 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:SN = 16.33(28) 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)(1+)Mirror nucleus:Phosphorus-34
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 | 33Ar | ? | | |
Isotones and Isobars
The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 15) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 34) with Potassium-34. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.
OZ | Isotone N = 15 | Isobar A = 34 |
5 | 20B | |
6 | 21C | |
7 | 22N | |
8 | 23O | |
9 | 24F | |
10 | 25Ne | 34Ne |
11 | 26Na | 34Na |
12 | 27Mg | 34Mg |
13 | 28Al | 34Al |
14 | 29Si | 34Si |
15 | 30P | 34P |
16 | 31S | 34S |
17 | 32Cl | 34Cl |
18 | 33Ar | 34Ar |
19 | 34K | 34K |
20 | 35Ca | 34Ca |
21 | 36Sc | |
External data and identifiers
Last update: 2023-10-04
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