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Sulfur-41

Properties and data of the isotope 41S.


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See also: list of Sulfur isotopes.

 

General data

Name of the isotope:Sulfur-41; S-41Symbol:41S or 4116SMass number A:41 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:16 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:25Isotopic mass:40.979593(4) u (atomic weight of Sulfur-41)Nuclide mass:40.9708158 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-19.009 MeVMass defect:0.362230412 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:337.4154554 MeV (per nucleus)
8.22964525 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)
Separation energy:SN = 4.242(6) MeV (first neutron)
SP = 18.18(15) MeV (first proton)
Half-life:1.99(5) sDecay constant λ:0.34831516611053 s-1Specific activity α:5.244007484924 × 10+21 Bq g-1
141729932024.99 Ci g-1
Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)
(7/2-)Year of discovery:1979

 

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T½ = 1.99(5) s.

Decay
mode
DaughterProbabilityDecay energyγ energy
(intensity)
β-41Cl8.21844 MeV
β-, n40Cl0.3978 MeV

 

Parent Nuclides

Direct parent isotopes are: 41P, 42P.

 

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 25) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 41) with Sulfur-41. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

 

ZIsotone N = 25Isobar A = 41
1136Na
1237Mg
1338Al41Al
1439Si41Si
1540P41P
1641S41S
1742Cl41Cl
1843Ar41Ar
1944K41K
2045Ca41Ca
2146Sc41Sc
2247Ti41Ti
2348V41V
2449Cr41Cr
2550Mn
2651Fe
2752Co
2853Ni
2954Cu
3055Zn

 

External data and identifiers

Adopted Levels, Gammas:NuDat 41S

 


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