See also: List of individual Vanadium isotopes (and general data sources).
General data
Name of the isotope:Vanadium-46; V-46Symbol:46V or 4623VMass number A:46 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:23 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:23Nucleon pairing (Z - N):odd - oddNuclear ratio (N/Z ratio):1 (= neutron-proton ratio)Neutron excess (N-Z):0Isotopic mass:45.96019797(22) u (atomic weight of Vanadium-46)Nuclide mass:45.9475809 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-37.07535 MeVMass defect:0.419070834 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:390.36196745 MeV (per nucleus) 8.48612973 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:SN = 13.2606(9) MeV (first neutron) SP = 5.3545(8) MeV (first proton)Half-life:422.50(11) msDecay constant λ:1.6405850427454 s-1Specific activity α:2.149650021658 × 10+22 Bq g-1 580986492340.11 Ci g-1Spin and parity: (nuclear angular momentum)0+Year of discovery:1952
Radioactive Decay
Half-life T½ = 422.50(11) ms respectively 4.2250 × 10-1 seconds s.
The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 23) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 46) with Vanadium-46. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.
