 Notable Isotopes  |
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 35Cl [18 neutrons] |
 Abundance: 75.77%
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| Stable with 18 neutrons
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| 36Cl [19 neutrons] |
| Abundance: synthetic
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| Half life: 3.01 x 105 years [ beta- ]
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| Decay Energy: 0.709 MeV |
| Decays to 36Ar.
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| Half life: 3.01 x 105 years [ Electron Capture ]
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| Decay Energy: unknown MeV |
| Decays to 36S.
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| 36Cl is produced in the atmosphere by spallation of 36Ar by interactions with cosmic ray protons.
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| Large amounts of 36Cl were produced by irradiation of seawater during atmospheric detonations of nuclear weapons between 1952 and 1958.
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| 37Cl [20 neutrons] |
| Abundance: 24.23%
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| Stable with 20 neutrons
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