See also: List of individual Vanadium isotopes (and general data sources).
General data
Name of the isotope:Vanadium-53; V-53Symbol:53V or 5323VMass number A:53 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:23 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:30Nucleon pairing (Z - N):odd - evenNuclear ratio (N/Z ratio):1.304347826087 (= neutron-proton ratio)Neutron excess (N-Z):7Isotopic mass:52.944336(3) u (atomic weight of Vanadium-53)Nuclide mass:52.9317189 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-51.85068 MeVMass defect:0.495587216 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:461.63651818 MeV (per nucleus) 8.71012298 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:SN = 8.479(3) MeV (first neutron) SP = 9.67(8) MeV (first proton)Half-life:1.543(14) minDecay constant λ:0.0074870077831059 s-1Specific activity α:8.516078989276 × 10+19 Bq g-1 2301642970.0747 Ci g-1Spin and parity: (nuclear angular momentum)7/2-Year of discovery:1960
Radioactive Decay
Half-life T½ = 1.543(14) min (minutes) respectively 9.258 × 101 seconds s.
The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 30) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 53) with Vanadium-53. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.
