Periodic Table/Sulfur/⁴²S

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⁴²S

Sulfur-42

Radioactive· Half-life: 1.02 s

Nuclear Propertiesbinding energy · spin-parity · abundance

Protons (Z)

16

Neutrons (N)

26

Mass Number (A)

42

Atomic Mass

41.981065AMU

Spin / Parity

0+

Binding E/A

7.999keV

Natural Abundance

Trace / None

Half-life

1.02 s

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

β⁻

100.0%

β⁻n

1.0%

Decay Chain

⁴²SSulfur1.02 s

β⁻100.0%

β⁻n⁴¹Cl1.00%

⁴²ClChlorine6.80 s

β⁻100.0%

β⁻n⁴¹Ar

⁴²ArArgon32.9 y

β⁻100.0%

⁴²KPotassium12.4 h

β⁻100.0%

⁴²CaCalciumSTABLE

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

Other Isotopes of Sulfur

26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49

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