Zinc-83

Properties and data of the isotope ⁸³Zn.

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General data

Name of the isotope:Zinc-83; Zn-83Symbol:⁸³Zn or 8330ZnMass number A:83 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:30 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:53Isotopic mass:82.96104(32) u (atomic weight of Zinc-83)Nuclide mass:82.9445831 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-36.29101 MeVMass defect:0.73295150800001 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:682.73993199 MeV (per nucleus)
8.22578231 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:S_N = 2.05(30) MeV (first neutron)
S_P = 18.26(67) MeV (first proton)Half-life:117(20) msDecay constant λ:5.9243348765807 s^-1Specific activity α:4.350875503439 × 10⁺²² Bq g^-1
1175912298226.9 Ci g^-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)Year of discovery:1997

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T_½ = 117(20) ms respectively 1.17 × 10^-1 seconds s.

Decay mode	Daughter	Probability	Decay energy	γ energy (intensity)
β^-	⁸³Ga	100 %	12.97(30) MeV
β^-, n	⁸²Ga	?	8.57(30) MeV

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 53) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 83) with Zinc-83. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

Z	Isotone N = 53	Isobar A = 83
29	⁸²Cu
30	⁸³Zn	⁸³Zn
31	⁸⁴Ga	⁸³Ga
32	⁸⁵Ge	⁸³Ge
33	⁸⁶As	⁸³As
34	⁸⁷Se	⁸³Se
35	⁸⁸Br	⁸³Br
36	⁸⁹Kr	⁸³Kr
37	⁹⁰Rb	⁸³Rb
38	⁹¹Sr	⁸³Sr
39	⁹²Y	⁸³Y
40	⁹³Zr	⁸³Zr
41	⁹⁴Nb	⁸³Nb
42	⁹⁵Mo	⁸³Mo
43	⁹⁶Tc
44	⁹⁷Ru
45	⁹⁸Rh
46	⁹⁹Pd
47	¹⁰⁰Ag
48	¹⁰¹Cd
49	¹⁰²In
50	¹⁰³Sn
51	¹⁰⁴Sb
52	¹⁰⁵Te