Periodic Table/Copper/⁷⁹Cu

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⁷⁹Cu

Copper-79

Radioactive· Half-life: 241 ms

Nuclear Propertiesbinding energy · spin-parity · abundance

Protons (Z)

29

Neutrons (N)

50

Mass Number (A)

79

Atomic Mass

78.954473AMU

Spin / Parity

5/2-

Binding E/A

8.133keV

Natural Abundance

Trace / None

Half-life

241 ms

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

β⁻

100.0%

β⁻n

66.0%

2n

Decay Chain

⁷⁹CuCopper241 ms

β⁻100.0%

β⁻n⁷⁸Zn66.0%

2n⁷⁷Cu

⁷⁹ZnZinc746 ms

β⁻100.0%

β⁻n⁷⁸Ga1.70%

⁷⁹GaGallium2.85 s

β⁻100.0%

β⁻n⁷⁸Ge0.09%

⁷⁹GeGermanium19.0 s

β⁻100.0%

⁷⁹AsArsenic9.01 min

β⁻100.0%

⁷⁹SeSelenium327 ky

β⁻100.0%

⁷⁹BrBromineSTABLE

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

Other Isotopes of Copper

52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84

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