Periodic Table/Aluminum/³⁸Al

← 37Al39Al →

³⁸Al

Aluminum-38

Radioactive· Half-life: 9.00 ms

Nuclear Propertiesbinding energy · spin-parity · abundance

Protons (Z)

13

Neutrons (N)

25

Mass Number (A)

38

Atomic Mass

38.017681AMU

Spin / Parity

0-

Binding E/A

7.196keV

Natural Abundance

Trace / None

Half-life

9.00 ms

Decay Modesoverview · half-life · α · β⁻ · β⁺

β⁻

100.0%

β⁻n

84.0%

2n

Decay Chain

³⁸AlAluminum9.00 ms

β⁻100.0%

β⁻n³⁷Si84.0%

2n³⁶Al

³⁸SiSilicon63.0 ms

β⁻100.0%

β⁻n³⁷P25.0%

³⁸PPhosphorus640 ms

β⁻100.0%

β⁻n³⁷S12.0%

³⁸SSulfur2.84 h

β⁻100.0%

³⁸ClChlorine37.2 min

β⁻100.0%

³⁸ArArgonSTABLE

6-step decay chain → stable · Primary path shown · branching ratios indicated

Other Isotopes of Aluminum

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43

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