Titanium-60

Properties and data of the isotope ⁶⁰Ti.

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General data

Name of the isotope:Titanium-60; Ti-60Symbol:⁶⁰Ti or 6022TiMass number A:60 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:22 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:38Isotopic mass:59.97603(32) u (atomic weight of Titanium-60)Nuclide mass:59.9639615 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-22.32791 MeVMass defect:0.525387512 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:489.3953151 MeV (per nucleus)
8.15658859 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:S_N = 4.89(36) MeV (first neutron)
S_P = 19.32(50) MeV (first proton)Half-life:22(2) msDecay constant λ:31.506690025452 s^-1Specific activity α:3.215893650231 × 10⁺²³ Bq g^-1
8691604460084.1 Ci g^-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)0+Year of discovery:1997

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T_½ = 22(2) ms respectively 2.2 × 10^-2 seconds s.

Decay mode	Daughter	Probability	Decay energy
β^-	⁶⁰V	100 %	10.91(37) MeV
β^-, n	⁵⁹V	?	7.43(34) MeV
β^-, 2n	⁵⁸V	?

Parent Nuclides

Direct parent isotope is: ⁶⁰Sc.

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 38) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 60) with Titanium-60. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

OZ	Isotone N = 38	Isobar A = 60
20	⁵⁸Ca
21	⁵⁹Sc	⁶⁰Sc
22	⁶⁰Ti	⁶⁰Ti
23	⁶¹V	⁶⁰V
24	⁶²Cr	⁶⁰Cr
25	⁶³Mn	⁶⁰Mn
26	⁶⁴Fe	⁶⁰Fe
27	⁶⁵Co	⁶⁰Co
28	⁶⁶Ni	⁶⁰Ni
29	⁶⁷Cu	⁶⁰Cu
30	⁶⁸Zn	⁶⁰Zn
31	⁶⁹Ga	⁶⁰Ga
32	⁷⁰Ge	⁶⁰Ge
33	⁷¹As
34	⁷²Se
35	⁷³Br
36	⁷⁴Kr
37	⁷⁵Rb
38	⁷⁶Sr
39	⁷⁷Y
40	⁷⁸Zr