Vanadium-60m2

Properties and data of the isotope ^60m2V.

Contents

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

General data

Name of the isotope:Vanadium-60m2; V-60m2Symbol:^60m2V or 60m223VMass 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):14Excitation energy:2023.7(7) keVIsotopic mass:59.96448(20) u (atomic weight of Vanadium-60m2)Nuclide mass:59.9518629 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-33.08667 MeVMass defect:0.536097628 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:499.3717239 MeV (per nucleus)
8.32286206 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Half-life:0.230 μsDecay constant λ:3013683.3937389 s^-1Specific activity α:3.026596012034 × 10⁺²⁸ Bq g^-1
8.179989221713 × 10⁺¹⁷ Ci g^-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)(4+)Year of discovery:1999

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T_½ = 0.230 μs respectively 2.3 × 10^-7 seconds s.

Decay mode	Daughter	Probability	Decay energy	γ energy (intensity)
Iso	⁶⁰V	100 %

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
⁶⁰V		122(18) ms	3+
^60m1V	0±150 keV	40(15) ms	1+

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-60m2. 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