| Hydrogen-5 | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Name, symbol | Hydrogen-5,5H |
| Neutrons | 4 |
| Protons | 1 |
| Nuclide data | |
| Half-life | 8.01930x10-23 seconds |
| Spin | (1/2+) |
Hydrogen-5 is a highly unstable isotope of hydrogen. The nucleus consists of a proton and four neutrons. It has been synthesised in the laboratory by bombarding tritium with fast-moving tritium nuclei.[1] In this experiment, the one tritium nucleus captures two neutrons from the other, becoming a nucleus with one proton and four neutrons. The remaining proton may be detected, and the existence of hydrogen-5 deduced. It decays through neutron emission and has a half-life of 8.01930×10-23 seconds.
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| Hydrogen-4 | Isotopes of Hydrogen | Hydrogen-6 |
| Produced from: None |
Decay chain | Decays to: Hydrogen-3 (2n) |
