Chromium-57
Properties and data of the isotope 57Cr.
See also: list of Chromium isotopes.
General data
Name of the isotope:Chromium-57; Cr-57Symbol:57Cr or 5724CrMass number A:57 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:24 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:33Isotopic mass:56.9436124(11) u (atomic weight of Chromium-57)Nuclide mass:56.9304468 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-52.52471 MeVMass defect:0.530130596 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:493.81346939 MeV (per nucleus)
8.6633942 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:SN = 5.3110(12) MeV (first neutron)
SP = 13.66(18) MeV (first proton)Half-life:21.1(10) sDecay constant λ:0.032850577277723 s-1Specific activity α:3.53269292315 × 10+20 Bq g-1
9547818711.2297 Ci g-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)(3/2)-Magnetic dipole moment:μ(μN) = 0.0834Nuclear g-factor:gl = 0.0556Year of discovery:1978
Radioactive Decay
Half-life T½ = 21.1(10) s respectively 2.11 × 101 seconds s.
Decay mode | Daughter | Probability | Decay energy | γ energy (intensity) |
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β- | 57Mn | 100 % | 4.9615(18) MeV | |
Parent Nuclides
Direct parent isotope is: 57V.
Isotones and Isobars
The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 33) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 57) with Chromium-57. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.
Z | Isotone N = 33 | Isobar A = 57 |
16 | 49S | |
17 | 50Cl | |
18 | 51Ar | |
19 | 52K | |
20 | 53Ca | 57Ca |
21 | 54Sc | 57Sc |
22 | 55Ti | 57Ti |
23 | 56V | 57V |
24 | 57Cr | 57Cr |
25 | 58Mn | 57Mn |
26 | 59Fe | 57Fe |
27 | 60Co | 57Co |
28 | 61Ni | 57Ni |
29 | 62Cu | 57Cu |
30 | 63Zn | 57Zn |
31 | 64Ga | |
32 | 65Ge | |
33 | 66As | |
34 | 67Se | |
35 | 68Br | |
36 | 69Kr | |
External data and identifiers
Last update: 2020-10-13
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