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Carbon-11
Half Life: 20.4 minutes
Isotopes: Carbon has 15 known isotopes from Carbon-8 to Carbon-22 but there are only 4 that are important. : Carbon-11, Carbon-12, Carbon-13, Carbon-14.
Natural Abundance of Target isotope: 99.6 %
Neutron: Proton ratio: .83
Physical Information: Carbon-11 is a radionuclide that represents an element that is an important part of biology. Carbon is the 15th most abundant element in the Earth's crust, and the fourth most abundant element in the universe by mass. It can be found in the form of graphite or diamond. Carbon is the element that is the chemical basis of all known life.
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