Cerium-131

Properties and data of the isotope ¹³¹Ce.

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General data

Name of the isotope:Cerium-131; Ce-131Symbol:¹³¹Ce or 13158CeMass number A:131 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:58 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:73Isotopic mass:130.91443(4) u (atomic weight of Cerium-131)Nuclide mass:130.8826146 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-79.70794 MeVMass defect:1.171960724 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:1091.67438264 MeV (per nucleus)
8.33339223 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:S_N = 8.36(4) MeV (first neutron)
S_P = 5.37(4) MeV (first proton)Half-life:10.3(3) minDecay constant λ:0.0011215973795468 s^-1Specific activity α:5.195705698282 × 10⁺¹⁸ Bq g^-1
140424478.33195 Ci g^-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)7/2+Year of discovery:1966

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T_½ = 10.3(3) min (minutes) respectively 6.18 × 10² seconds s.

Decay mode	Daughter	Probability	Decay energy	γ energy (intensity)
EC/β⁺	¹³¹La	100 %	4.06(4)
β⁺ p	¹³⁰Ba	11(3) %

Parent Nuclides

Direct parent isotope is: ¹³¹Pr.

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
^131mCe	63.09(9) keV	5.4(4) min	(1/2+)

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 73) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 131) with Cerium-131. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

Z	Isotone N = 73	Isobar A = 131
41	¹¹⁴Nb
42	¹¹⁵Mo
43	¹¹⁶Tc
44	¹¹⁷Ru
45	¹¹⁸Rh
46	¹¹⁹Pd
47	¹²⁰Ag	¹³¹Ag
48	¹²¹Cd	¹³¹Cd
49	¹²²In	¹³¹In
50	¹²³Sn	¹³¹Sn
51	¹²⁴Sb	¹³¹Sb
52	¹²⁵Te	¹³¹Te
53	¹²⁶I	¹³¹I
54	¹²⁷Xe	¹³¹Xe
55	¹²⁸Cs	¹³¹Cs
56	¹²⁹Ba	¹³¹Ba
57	¹³⁰La	¹³¹La
58	¹³¹Ce	¹³¹Ce
59	¹³²Pr	¹³¹Pr
60	¹³³Nd	¹³¹Nd
61	¹³⁴Pm	¹³¹Pm
62	¹³⁵Sm	¹³¹Sm
63	¹³⁶Eu	¹³¹Eu
64	¹³⁷Gd
65	¹³⁸Tb
66	¹³⁹Dy
67	¹⁴⁰Ho