Periodic Table/Chlorine/⁴⁶Cl

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⁴⁶Cl

Chlorine-46

Radioactive· Half-life: 232 ms

Nuclear Propertiesbinding energy · spin-parity · abundance

Protons (Z)

17

Neutrons (N)

29

Mass Number (A)

46

Atomic Mass

45.985255AMU

Spin / Parity

2-

Binding E/A

7.892keV

Natural Abundance

Trace / None

Half-life

232 ms

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

β⁻

100.0%

β⁻n

60.0%

2n

Decay Chain

⁴⁶ClChlorine232 ms

β⁻100.0%

β⁻n⁴⁵Ar60.0%

2n⁴⁴Cl

⁴⁶ArArgon8.40 s

β⁻100.0%

⁴⁶KPotassium1.60 min

β⁻100.0%

⁴⁶CaCalciumSTABLE

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

Other Isotopes of Chlorine

28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52

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