Titanium-38

Properties and data of the isotope ³⁸Ti.

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General data

Name of the isotope:Titanium-38; Ti-38Symbol:³⁸Ti or 3822TiMass number A:38 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:22 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:16Isotopic mass:38.01167(32) u (atomic weight of Titanium-38)Nuclide mass:37.9996015 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:10.87053 MeVMass defect:0.29911936 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:278.62788912 MeV (per nucleus)
7.33231287 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Half-life:120 nsDecay constant λ:5776226.5046662 s^-1Specific activity α:9.154013065789 × 10⁺²⁸ Bq g^-1
2.474057585348 × 10⁺¹⁸ Ci g^-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)0+Mirror nucleus:Sulfur-38

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T_½ = 120 ns respectively 1.2 × 10^-7 seconds s.

Decay mode	Daughter	Probability	Decay energy	γ energy (intensity)
2p	³⁶Ca	?

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 16) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 38) with Titanium-38. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

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