See also: List of individual Vanadium isotopes (and general data sources).
General data
Name of the isotope:Vanadium-61; V-61Symbol:61V or 6123VMass number A:61 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:23 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:38Nucleon pairing (Z - N):odd - evenNuclear ratio (N/Z ratio):1.6521739130435 (= neutron-proton ratio)Neutron excess (N-Z):15Isotopic mass:60.96725(96) u (atomic weight of Vanadium-61)Nuclide mass:60.9546329 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-30.50643 MeVMass defect:0.541992544 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:504.86280278 MeV (per nucleus) 8.27643939 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:SN = 5.34(92) MeV (first neutron) SP = 15.47(94) MeV (first proton)Half-life:48.3(10) msDecay constant λ:14.350873303519 s-1Specific activity α:1.417531200156 × 10+23 Bq g-1 3831165405827.3 Ci g-1Spin and parity: (nuclear angular momentum)(3/2-.5/2-)Year of discovery:1992
Radioactive Decay
Half-life T½ = 48.3(10) ms respectively 4.83 × 10-2 seconds s.
The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 38) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 61) with Vanadium-61. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.
