Antimony-126m3

Properties and data of the isotope ^126m3Sb.

Contents

See also: List of individual Antimony isotopes (and general data sources).

General data

Name of the isotope:Antimony-126m3; Sb-126m3Symbol:^126m3Sb or 126m351SbMass number A:126 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:51 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:75Isotopic mass:125.90725(3) u (atomic weight of Antimony-126m3)
Excitation energy: 104.6(3) keVNuclide mass:125.8792741 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-86.39607 MeVMass defect:1.141695332 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:1063.48235159 MeV (per nucleus)
8.44033612 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Half-life:553(5) nsDecay constant λ:1253430.7062567 s^-1Specific activity α:6.038669016998 × 10⁺²⁷ Bq g^-1
1.632072707296 × 10⁺¹⁷ Ci g^-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)(3+)

Nuclear Isomers

Nuclear isomers or excited states with the activation energy in keV related to the ground state.

Nuclear Isomer	Excitation Energy	Half-life	Spin
¹²⁶Sb		12.35(6) d	(8-)
^126m1Sb	17.7(3) keV	19.15(8) min	(5+)
^126m2Sb	40.4(3) keV	11 s	(3-)

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 75) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 126) with Antimony-126m3. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

Z	Isotone N = 75	Isobar A = 126
42	¹¹⁷Mo
43	¹¹⁸Tc
44	¹¹⁹Ru
45	¹²⁰Rh	¹²⁶Rh
46	¹²¹Pd	¹²⁶Pd
47	¹²²Ag	¹²⁶Ag
48	¹²³Cd	¹²⁶Cd
49	¹²⁴In	¹²⁶In
50	¹²⁵Sn	¹²⁶Sn
51	¹²⁶Sb	¹²⁶Sb
52	¹²⁷Te	¹²⁶Te
53	¹²⁸I	¹²⁶I
54	¹²⁹Xe	¹²⁶Xe
55	¹³⁰Cs	¹²⁶Cs
56	¹³¹Ba	¹²⁶Ba
57	¹³²La	¹²⁶La
58	¹³³Ce	¹²⁶Ce
59	¹³⁴Pr	¹²⁶Pr
60	¹³⁵Nd	¹²⁶Nd
61	¹³⁶Pm	¹²⁶Pm
62	¹³⁷Sm
63	¹³⁸Eu
64	¹³⁹Gd
65	¹⁴⁰Tb
66	¹⁴¹Dy
67	¹⁴²Ho
68	¹⁴³Er
69	¹⁴⁴Tm