Cobalt-76
Properties and data of the isotope 76Co.
See also: list of Cobalt isotopes.
General data
Name of the isotope:Cobalt-76; Co-76Symbol:76Co or 7627CoMass number A:76 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:27 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:49Isotopic mass:75.97369(64) u (atomic weight of Cobalt-76)Nuclide mass:75.9588787 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-24.50761 MeVMass defect:0.66216674799999 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:616.80435276 MeV (per nucleus)
8.11584675 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:SN = 2.93(78) MeV (first neutron)
SP = 18.16(85) MeV (first proton)Half-life:21.7 msDecay constant λ:31.942266385251 s-1Specific activity α:2.564811034101 × 10+23 Bq g-1
6931921713787.6 Ci g-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)Year of discovery:2010
Radioactive Decay
Half-life T½ = 21.7 ms respectively 2.17 × 10-2 seconds s.
Decay mode | Daughter | Probability | Decay energy | γ energy (intensity) |
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β- | 76Ni | | 17.12(72) MeV | |
β-, n | 75Ni | ? | 11.45(67) MeV | |
β-, 2n | 74Ni | ? | | |
Isotones and Isobars
The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 49) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 76) with Cobalt-76. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.
Z | Isotone N = 49 | Isobar A = 76 |
27 | 76Co | 76Co |
28 | 77Ni | 76Ni |
29 | 78Cu | 76Cu |
30 | 79Zn | 76Zn |
31 | 80Ga | 76Ga |
32 | 81Ge | 76Ge |
33 | 82As | 76As |
34 | 83Se | 76Se |
35 | 84Br | 76Br |
36 | 85Kr | 76Kr |
37 | 86Rb | 76Rb |
38 | 87Sr | 76Sr |
39 | 88Y | 76Y |
40 | 89Zr | |
41 | 90Nb | |
42 | 91Mo | |
43 | 92Tc | |
44 | 93Ru | |
45 | 94Rh | |
46 | 95Pd | |
47 | 96Ag | |
48 | 97Cd | |
49 | 98In | |
50 | 99Sn | |
External data and identifiers
Last update: 2020-10-14
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