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 >