Periodic Table/Carbon/²²C

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²²C

Carbon-22

Radioactive· Half-life: 6.20 ms

Nuclear Propertiesbinding energy · spin-parity · abundance

Protons (Z)

6

Neutrons (N)

16

Mass Number (A)

22

Atomic Mass

22.057554AMU

Spin / Parity

0+

Binding E/A

5.282keV

Natural Abundance

Trace / None

Half-life

6.20 ms

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

β⁻

100.0%

β⁻n

61.0%

2n

37.0%

Decay Chain

²²CCarbon6.20 ms

β⁻100.0%

β⁻n²¹N61.0%

2n²⁰C37.0%

²²NNitrogen23.0 ms

β⁻100.0%

β⁻n²¹O34.0%

2n²⁰N12.0%

²²OOxygen2.25 s

β⁻100.0%

β⁻n²¹F22.0%

²²FFluorine4.23 s

β⁻100.0%

β⁻n²¹Ne11.0%

²²NeNeonSTABLE

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

Other Isotopes of Carbon

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

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