Maybe most of the Ni-62 has been converted in nature since it is the most
reactive.
Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: DJ Cravens <djcrav...@hotmail.com>
To: vortex-l <vortex-l@eskimo.com>
Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 1:56 pm
Subject: RE: [Vo]:substitutes?
that is interesting. I think that Ni 56 then quickly to Ni 60 is the end
product of a Si cycle involving alpha additions. That is why there is more of
it.
But yes, why could 62 be good?
Dennis
> Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 19:51:43 +0200
> From: manonbrid...@aim.com
> To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
> Subject: Re: [Vo]:substitutes?
>
> Hi,
>
> On 21-5-2013 18:31, Jones Beene wrote:
> > As to the first part - yes - Ni-62 is a singularity in the
> > periodic table, being the one isotope with the highest binding energy per
> > nucleon of all known nuclides (~8.8 MeV per)
>
> Ok, then the following questions pops into my mind:
> Why is it that although having the highest binding energy the stable
> Ni-62 isotope only accounts for 3.634 % of all Ni isotopes?
> Shouldn't that be a lot higher or is there a special reason why it is so
> low compared to Ni-58 (68.077 %), Ni-60 (26.223 %), Ni-61 (1.114 %) and
> Ni-64 (0.926 %)?
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Rob
>
