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phosphorus-32

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Also known as P-32, 32P

Phosphorus-32 (32P) is a radioactive isotope of phosphorus, containing one more neutron than the common and stable isotope of phosphorus, phosphorus-31.

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Mass
31.973907643
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atomic number
15
neutron number
17
half-life
14.262
spin quantum number
1.0
parity quantum number
1
isomeric SMILES
[32P]
canonical SMILES
[P]
mass excess
-24304.874
binding energy
270851.84
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Phosphorus-32 (32P) is a radioactive isotope of phosphorus, containing one more neutron than the common and stable isotope of phosphorus, phosphorus-31.

Phosphorus is found in many organic molecules, and so, phosphorus-32 has many applications in medicine, biochemistry, and molecular biology where it can be used to trace phosphorylated molecules (for example, in elucidating metabolic pathways) and radioactively label DNA and RNA.

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