| Stable Copper Isotopes - Cu Isotopes |
| Nominal mass |
Accurate
mass |
% Natural abundance |
Chemical
form |
Enrichment available % |
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| 63 Cu |
62.9295989 (17) |
69.17 (2) |
metal, chloride, oxide, sulphate |
98 - 99+ |
|
| 65 Cu |
64.9277929 (20) |
30.83 (2) |
metal, chloride, oxide, sulphate |
91 - 99+ |
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Copper Isotopes Cu-63 and Cu-65 are used to study copper metabolism and gastrointestinal diseases. Cu-63 is used for production of medical radioisotope Zn-62 and can also be used for the production of Cu-64 which is used in cancer diagnosis and treatment. Cu-65 has also been proposed as a precursor for the (cyclotron) production of Cu-64. |
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