Titanium-52

Properties and data of the isotope ⁵²Ti.

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General data

Name of the isotope:Titanium-52; Ti-52Symbol:⁵²Ti or 5222TiMass number A:52 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:22 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:30Isotopic mass:51.946892(8) u (atomic weight of Titanium-52)Nuclide mass:51.9348235 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-49.46978 MeVMass defect:0.485206184 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:451.96664916 MeV (per nucleus)
8.69166633 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:S_N = 7.808(7) MeV (first neutron)
S_P = 13.530(21) MeV (first proton)Half-life:1.7(1) minDecay constant λ:0.006795560593725 s^-1Specific activity α:8.024279042675 × 10⁺¹⁹ Bq g^-1
2168724065.5881 Ci g^-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)0+Year of discovery:1966

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T_½ = 1.7(1) min (minutes) respectively 1.02 × 10² seconds s.

Decay mode	Daughter	Probability	Decay energy	γ energy (intensity)
β^-	⁵²V	100 %	1.974(7) MeV

Parent Nuclides

Direct parent isotope is: ⁵²Sc.

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 30) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 52) with Titanium-52. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

OZ	Isotone N = 30	Isobar A = 52
13	⁴³Al
14	⁴⁴Si
15	⁴⁵P
16	⁴⁶S
17	⁴⁷Cl
18	⁴⁸Ar	⁵²Ar
19	⁴⁹K	⁵²K
20	⁵⁰Ca	⁵²Ca
21	⁵¹Sc	⁵²Sc
22	⁵²Ti	⁵²Ti
23	⁵³V	⁵²V
24	⁵⁴Cr	⁵²Cr
25	⁵⁵Mn	⁵²Mn
26	⁵⁶Fe	⁵²Fe
27	⁵⁷Co	⁵²Co
28	⁵⁸Ni	⁵²Ni
29	⁵⁹Cu
30	⁶⁰Zn
31	⁶¹Ga
32	⁶²Ge
33	⁶³As
34	⁶⁴Se