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Krypton-83

Properties and data of the isotope 83Kr.


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Krypton-83 isotope

Krypton-83 is a stable isotope of the chemical element krypton, which has 47 neutrons in its atomic nucleus in addition to the element-specific 36 protons; the sum of the number of these atomic nucleus building blocks results in a mass number of 83. Kr-83 accounts for 11,50 % of natural terrestrial krypton deposits.

The first mass spectrographic detection and thus the discovery of Krypton was reported in 1920 [1].

See also: List of individual Krypton isotopes (and general data sources).

 

General data

Name of the isotope:Krypton-83; Kr-83Symbol:83Kr or 8336KrMass number A:83 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:36 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:47Nucleon pairing (Z - N):even - oddNuclear ratio (N/Z ratio):1.3055555555556 (= neutron-proton ratio)Neutron excess (N-Z):11Isotopic mass:82.914126517(10) u (atomic weight of Krypton-83)Nuclide mass:82.8943784 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-79.99063 MeVMass defect:0.774825687 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:721.74547849 MeV (per nucleus)
8.69572866 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)
Separation energy:SN = 7.470166(9) MeV (first neutron)
SP = 9.7809(10) MeV (first proton)
Half-life:stableSpin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)
9/2+Magnetic dipole moment:μ(μN) = -0.970730(3)Charge radius:4.1871(23) femtometer fmYear of discovery:1920

 

Parent Nuclides

Direct parent isotopes are: 83Rb, 83Br.

 

Occurrence

Comparison of the natural Krypton isotopes including isotopic abundance (mole fraction of the isotope mixture in percent):

 

Atomic Mass maQuantityHalf-lifeSpin
Krypton
Isotopic mixture
83.798 u100 %
Isotope 80Kr79.916378(5) u2.286(10) %stable0+
Isotope 82Kr81.913483(6) u11.593(31) %stable0+
Isotope 84Kr83.91149773(3) u56.987(15) %stable0+
Isotope 86Kr85.91061063(3) u17.279(41) %stable0+
Isotope 78Kr77.920365(5) u0.355(3) %stable0+
Isotope 83Kr82.914126517(10) u11.500(19) %stable9/2+

 

NMR data

Nuclear magnetic properties and parameters of the NMR active Nuclide 83Kr

Isotope:83Kr-NMRQuantity:11.500(19) %Spin:9/2+Nuclearmagnetic moment
μ/μN:
-0.970730(3)Gyromagnetic ratio γ:-1.0331 · 107 rad T-1 s-1
-1.64423 MHz T-1
Nuclear g-factor:gl = -0.21571777777778Quadrupole moment Q:+0.259(1) barn (100 fm2)Line width parameter (factor):l = 49.69 fm4Resonance frequency:v0 = 1.6442 MHz at 1 TRelative Sensitivity:[related to 1H = 1.000]:
0.00190 (H0 = const.)
1.2744 (v0 = const.)
0.000218 (at natural abundance)
relative receptivity as compared to 13C:
1.28 (at natural abundance)
5.59 (enriched)
Reference compound:
(conditions)
Krypton-GasFrequency ratio:Ξ(83Kr) = 3.847600 % [based on the reference substance]Chemical shift range:ca. 140 ppm [-140 to 0]

 

Nuclear Isomers

Nuclear isomers or excited states with the activation energy in keV related to the ground state.

Nuclear IsomerExcitation EnergyHalf-lifeSpin
83m1Kr9.4057(6) keV156.8(5) ns7/2+
83m2Kr41.5575(7) keV1.83(2) h1/2-

 

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 47) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 83) with Krypton-83. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

 

ZIsotone N = 47Isobar A = 83
2673Fe
2774Co
2875Ni
2976Cu
3077Zn83Zn
3178Ga83Ga
3279Ge83Ge
3380As83As
3481Se83Se
3582Br83Br
3683Kr83Kr
3784Rb83Rb
3885Sr83Sr
3986Y83Y
4087Zr83Zr
4188Nb83Nb
4289Mo83Mo
4390Tc
4491Ru
4592Rh
4693Pd
4794Ag
4895Cd
4996In

 

External data and identifiers

Adopted Levels, Gammas:NuDat 83Kr

 

Literature and References

[1] - F. W. Aston:
Isotopes and Atomic Weights.
In: Nature, 105, (1920), DOI 10.1038/105617a0.

 


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