Chlorine-36
By: Lisa Unger
Chlorine-36 has:
- an atomic mass of 35.453
- an alpha decay of 32/15 P
- a beta decay of 36/18 Ar (Argon)
- a gamma decay of 36/17 Cl
Physical properties:
- Melting point is -101.5 Celsius
- Boiling point is -34.04 Celsius
Uses:
- dating ice and sediments
- used as a tracer
(Tracer- ammunition containing a chemical substance that causes a projective to trail smoke or fire so as to make its path visible and indicates a target to other firers.)
FACTS:
- Chlorine-36 is the longest-lived radioactive isotope.
- Produced by irradiation of seawater during atmospheric detonations of nuclear weapons between 1952 and 1958.