Cl

Chlorine-42

Protons (Z)

17

Neutrons (N)

25

Mass number

42

Half-Life

6.8 s

Abundance

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Mass

41.973 u

Mass Excess

-24,830.0 keV

Spin

(2-)

Discovered

1971

Binding energy per nucleon

8,346 keV

Neutron separation energy

5,591 keV

Proton separation energy

13,110 keV

Decay Mode

Decay chain

Chlorine-42Z 17 · N 256.8 s
β⁻100%
β⁻100%
β⁻100%