Technetium-96m

Properties and data of the isotope ^96mTc.

Contents

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

General data

Name of the isotope:Technetium-96m; Tc-96mSymbol:^96mTc or 96m43TcMass number A:96 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:43 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:53Isotopic mass:95.907867(6) u (atomic weight of Technetium-96m)
Excitation energy: 34.23(4) keVNuclide mass:95.8842792 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-85.82134 MeVMass defect:0.88784992400001 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:827.02687711 MeV (per nucleus)
8.6148633 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Half-life:51.5(10) minDecay constant λ:0.00022431947590937 s^-1Specific activity α:1.421982612161 × 10⁺¹⁸ Bq g^-1
38431962.490851 Ci g^-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)4+

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T_½ = 51.5(10) min (minutes) respectively 3.090 × 10³ seconds s.

Decay mode	Daughter	Probability	Decay energy	γ energy (intensity)
EC/β⁺	⁹⁶Mo	2.0(5) %	3.007 MeV
Iso	⁹⁶Tc	98.0(5) %	0.034 MeV

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
⁹⁶Tc		4.28(7) d	7+

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 53) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 96) with Technetium-96m. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

Z	Isotone N = 53	Isobar A = 96
29	⁸²Cu
30	⁸³Zn
31	⁸⁴Ga
32	⁸⁵Ge
33	⁸⁶As
34	⁸⁷Se
35	⁸⁸Br	⁹⁶Br
36	⁸⁹Kr	⁹⁶Kr
37	⁹⁰Rb	⁹⁶Rb
38	⁹¹Sr	⁹⁶Sr
39	⁹²Y	⁹⁶Y
40	⁹³Zr	⁹⁶Zr
41	⁹⁴Nb	⁹⁶Nb
42	⁹⁵Mo	⁹⁶Mo
43	⁹⁶Tc	⁹⁶Tc
44	⁹⁷Ru	⁹⁶Ru
45	⁹⁸Rh	⁹⁶Rh
46	⁹⁹Pd	⁹⁶Pd
47	¹⁰⁰Ag	⁹⁶Ag
48	¹⁰¹Cd	⁹⁶Cd
49	¹⁰²In	⁹⁶In
50	¹⁰³Sn
51	¹⁰⁴Sb
52	¹⁰⁵Te