Potassium

Isotopes
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IsotopeAbundanceT½ (s)Decay
31K
33K
34K
35K
36K
37K
38K
39K93.2581 %Stable-
40K
41K6.7302 %Stable-
42K
43K
44K
45K
46K
47K
48K
49K
50K
51K
52K
53K
54K
55K
56K
Note: No 32K isotope.
All data from [8].


α: alpha particle emission (4He nucleus)
β+: emission of an anti-electron and a neutrino. A proton inside the nucleus is transformed into a neutron
β-: emission of an electron and an anti-neutrino. A neutron inside the nucleus is transformed into a proton
ec: electron capture: capture of one orbital electron by the the nucleus. A proton inside the nucleus is transformed into a neutron plus a neutrino
SF: Spontaneous Fission: a nucleus spontaneously splits into fragment nuclides
IT: Isomeric Transition: a level above the ground state decays via electromagnetic process
n: neutron emission
p: proton emission
β- n (and similar): beta- decay followed by delayed neutron emission