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Cobalt-60

Cobalt-60 (60Co) is a synthetic radioactive isotope of cobalt with a half-life of 5.2714 years.: 39 It is produced artificially in nuclear reactors through neutron activation of 59Co (of which natural cobalt consists entirely). Measurable quantities are also produced as a by-product of typical nuclear power plant operation and may be detected externally…

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Decay mode
Decay energy (MeV)
Half-life (t1/2)
5.2714 years
Isotope mass
59.9338222 Da
Names
cobalt-60
Natural abundance
trace
Neutrons (N)
33

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Cobalt-60

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Edges106
Triples37
Avg. degree1.98
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Cobalt-60

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related to External links · 17
Cobalt-60 → American Scientists, April, Archived, Centers, Cobalt, Dirty Bomb, Disease Control, Dr, Federation, Georgia State University, Henry Kelly, HyperPhysics, March, NLM Hazardous Substances Databank, Prevention, RadioactiveBeta, Retrieved November
related to Steel contamination · 9
Cobalt-60 → About, Circa, Cobalt, On, Some, Sv, Taiwan, These, Uncontrolled
Decay mode · 1
Cobalt-60 → Decay energy (MeV)
Half-life (t1/2) · 1
Cobalt-60 → 5.2714 years
Isotope mass · 1
Cobalt-60 → 59.9338222 Da
Names · 1
Cobalt-60 → cobalt-60
Natural abundance · 1
Cobalt-60 → trace
Neutrons (N) · 1
Cobalt-60 → 33
Protons .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}(Z) · 1
Cobalt-60 → 27
Spin · 1
Cobalt-60 → 5+

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60co radiation cobalt nuclear source decay radioactive produced 60 activation steel sources 59 reactors gamma neutron co exposure material station

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Cobalt-60Decay modeDecay energy (MeV)1.00infobox
Cobalt-60Half-life (t1/2)5.2714 years1.00infobox
Cobalt-60Isotope mass59.9338222 Da1.00infobox
Cobalt-60Namescobalt-601.00infobox
Cobalt-60Natural abundancetrace1.00infobox
Cobalt-60Neutrons (N)331.00infobox
Cobalt-60Protons .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}(Z)271.00infobox
Cobalt-60Spin5+1.00infobox
Cobalt-60Symbol60Co1.00infobox
Cobalt-60β- (beta decay)2.8231.00infobox
caesium-137instance ofThe physical properties of cobalt such as resistance to bulk oxidation and low solubility in water give some advantages in safety in the case of a containment breach over some o…0.80text
Cobalt-60related to External linksCenters0.60section

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