Vanadium-60

Properties and data of the isotope ⁶⁰V.

Contents

General Data

Radioactive Decay

Parent Nuclides

Isotones und Isobares

See also: List of individual Vanadium isotopes (and general data sources).

General data

Name of the isotope:Vanadium-60; V-60Symbol:⁶⁰V or 6023VMass number A:60 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:23 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:37Nucleon pairing (Z - N):odd - oddNuclear ratio (N/Z ratio):1.6086956521739 (= neutron-proton ratio)Neutron excess (N-Z):14Isotopic mass:59.96431(24) u (atomic weight of Vanadium-60)Nuclide mass:59.9516929 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-33.24502 MeVMass defect:0.536267628 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:499.53007788 MeV (per nucleus)
8.3255013 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:S_N = 3.48(27) MeV (first neutron)
S_P = 15.02(30) MeV (first proton)Half-life:122(18) msDecay constant λ:5.6815342668848 s^-1Specific activity α:5.799152484023 × 10⁺²² Bq g^-1
1567338509195.5 Ci g^-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)3+Year of discovery:1985

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T_½ = 122(18) ms respectively 1.22 × 10^-1 seconds s.

Decay mode	Daughter	Probability	Decay energy
β^-	⁶⁰Cr	100 %	13.43(29) MeV
β^-, n	⁵⁹Cr	?	6.77(31) MeV
β^-, 2n	⁵⁸Cr	?

Parent Nuclides

Direct parent isotope is: ⁶⁰Ti.

Nuclear Isomers

Nuclear isomers or excited states with the activation energy in keV related to the ground state.

Nuclear Isomer	Excitation Energy	Half-life	Spin
^60m1V	+y keV	40(15) ms	1+~
^60m2V	202.1+x keV	0.32(9) μs	(4+)

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 37) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 60) with Vanadium-60. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

Z	Isotone N = 37	Isobar A = 60
19	⁵⁶K
20	⁵⁷Ca
21	⁵⁸Sc	⁶⁰Sc
22	⁵⁹Ti	⁶⁰Ti
23	⁶⁰V	⁶⁰V
24	⁶¹Cr	⁶⁰Cr
25	⁶²Mn	⁶⁰Mn
26	⁶³Fe	⁶⁰Fe
27	⁶⁴Co	⁶⁰Co
28	⁶⁵Ni	⁶⁰Ni
29	⁶⁶Cu	⁶⁰Cu
30	⁶⁷Zn	⁶⁰Zn
31	⁶⁸Ga	⁶⁰Ga
32	⁶⁹Ge	⁶⁰Ge
33	⁷⁰As
34	⁷¹Se
35	⁷²Br
36	⁷³Kr
37	⁷⁴Rb
38	⁷⁵Sr
39	⁷⁶Y
40	⁷⁷Zr