Cerium-130

Properties and data of the isotope ¹³⁰Ce.

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General data

Name of the isotope:Cerium-130; Ce-130Symbol:¹³⁰Ce or 13058CeMass number A:130 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:58 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:72Isotopic mass:129.91474(3) u (atomic weight of Cerium-130)Nuclide mass:129.8829246 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-79.41918 MeVMass defect:1.162985808 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:1083.31430224 MeV (per nucleus)
8.33318694 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:S_N = 11.21(4) MeV (first neutron)
S_P = 4.39(4) MeV (first proton)Half-life:22.9(5) minDecay constant λ:0.00050447393053853 s^-1Specific activity α:2.355048891371 × 10⁺¹⁸ Bq g^-1
63649970.037062 Ci g^-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)0+Year of discovery:1965

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T_½ = 22.9(5) min (minutes) respectively 1.374 × 10³ seconds s.

Decay mode	Daughter	Probability	Decay energy	γ energy (intensity)
EE/β⁺	¹³⁰La	100 %	2.20(4) MeV

Parent Nuclides

Direct parent isotope is: ¹³⁰Pr.

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
^130mCe	2453.6(3) keV	100(8) ns	(7-)

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 72) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 130) with Cerium-130. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

OZ	Isotone N = 72	Isobar A = 130
40	¹¹²Zr
41	¹¹³Nb
42	¹¹⁴Mo
43	¹¹⁵Tc
44	¹¹⁶Ru
45	¹¹⁷Rh
46	¹¹⁸Pd
47	¹¹⁹Ag	¹³⁰Ag
48	¹²⁰Cd	¹³⁰Cd
49	¹²¹In	¹³⁰In
50	¹²²Sn	¹³⁰Sn
51	¹²³Sb	¹³⁰Sb
52	¹²⁴Te	¹³⁰Te
53	¹²⁵I	¹³⁰I
54	¹²⁶Xe	¹³⁰Xe
55	¹²⁷Cs	¹³⁰Cs
56	¹²⁸Ba	¹³⁰Ba
57	¹²⁹La	¹³⁰La
58	¹³⁰Ce	¹³⁰Ce
59	¹³¹Pr	¹³⁰Pr
60	¹³²Nd	¹³⁰Nd
61	¹³³Pm	¹³⁰Pm
62	¹³⁴Sm	¹³⁰Sm
63	¹³⁵Eu	¹³⁰Eu
64	¹³⁶Gd
65	¹³⁷Tb
66	¹³⁸Dy