Chromium-58
Properties and data of the isotope 58Cr.
Chromium-58 is a radioisotope of the chemical element chromium, which, in addition to the element-specific 24 protons, has 34 neutrons in the atomic nucleus, resulting in the mass number 58. The very short-lived, unstable and therefore radioactive nuclide, which can only be produced artificially, has no practical significance; The study of 58Cr is exclusively for academic purposes.
See also: list of Chromium isotopes.
General data
Name of the isotope:Chromium-58; Cr-58Symbol:58Cr or 5824CrMass number A:58 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:24 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:34Isotopic mass:57.9441845(16) u (atomic weight of Chromium-58)Nuclide mass:57.9310189 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-51.9918 MeVMass defect:0.538223412 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:501.35187894 MeV (per nucleus)
8.64399791 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:SN = 7.5384(18) MeV (first neutron)
SP = 14.846(85) MeV (first proton)Half-life:7.0(3) sDecay constant λ:0.099021025794278 s-1Specific activity α:1.046172921804 × 10+21 Bq g-1
28274943832.554 Ci g-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)0+Year of discovery:1980
Radioactive Decay
Half-life T½ = 7.0(3) s.
Decay mode | Daughter | Probability | Decay energy | γ energy (intensity) |
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β- | 58Mn | 100 % | 3.836(4) MeV | |
Parent Nuclides
Direct parent isotope is: 58V.
Isotones and Isobars
The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 34) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 58) with Chromium-58. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.
Z | Isotone N = 34 | Isobar A = 58 |
17 | 51Cl | |
18 | 52Ar | |
19 | 53K | |
20 | 54Ca | 58Ca |
21 | 55Sc | 58Sc |
22 | 56Ti | 58Ti |
23 | 57V | 58V |
24 | 58Cr | 58Cr |
25 | 59Mn | 58Mn |
26 | 60Fe | 58Fe |
27 | 61Co | 58Co |
28 | 62Ni | 58Ni |
29 | 63Cu | 58Cu |
30 | 64Zn | 58Zn |
31 | 65Ga | 58Ga |
32 | 66Ge | |
33 | 67As | |
34 | 68Se | |
35 | 69Br | |
36 | 70Kr | |
37 | 71Rb | |
External data and identifiers
Last update: 2023-10-27
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