Co

Cobalt-56

Protons (Z)

27

Neutrons (N)

29

Mass number

56

Half-Life

77.24 d

Abundance

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Mass

55.94 u

Mass Excess

-56,040.5 keV

Spin

4+

Discovered

1941

Binding energy per nucleon

8,695 keV

Neutron separation energy

10,082 keV

Proton separation energy

5,848 keV

Decay Mode

β⁺Iron-56100%

Decay chain

Cobalt-56Z 27 · N 2977.24 d
β⁺100%