Cerium-136

Properties and data of the isotope ¹³⁶Ce.

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General data

Name of the isotope:Cerium-136; Ce-136Symbol:¹³⁶Ce or 13658CeMass number A:136 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:58 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:78Isotopic mass:135.907129(3) u (atomic weight of Cerium-136)Nuclide mass:135.8753136 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-86.50878 MeVMass defect:1.222586304 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:1138.83180666 MeV (per nucleus)
8.37376328 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:S_N = 9.964(10) MeV (first neutron)
S_P = 7.154(9) MeV (first proton)Half-life:stableSpin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)0+Charge radius:4.8739(18) femtometer fmYear of discovery:1936

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T_½ = stable.

Decay mode	Daughter	Probability	Decay energy	γ energy (intensity)
2 β⁺	¹³⁶Ba	theoret.

Parent Nuclides

Direct parent isotope is: ¹³⁶Pr.

Occurrence

Comparison of the natural Cerium isotopes including isotopic abundance (mole fraction of the isotope mixture in percent):

	Atomic Mass m_a	Quantity	Half-life	Spin
Cerium Isotopic mixture	140.116 u	100 %
Isotope ¹³⁶Ce	135.907129(3) u	0.186(2) %	stable	0+
Isotope ¹³⁸Ce	137.90599(7) u	0.251(2) %	stable	0+
Isotope ¹⁴⁰Ce	139.90544(2) u	88.449(51) %	stable	0+
Isotope ¹⁴²Ce	141.90925(2) u	11.114(51) %	stable	0+

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
^136mCe	3095.0(6) keV	1.9(1) μs	10+

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 78) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 136) with Cerium-136. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

OZ	Isotone N = 78	Isobar A = 136
43	¹²¹Tc
44	¹²²Ru
45	¹²³Rh
46	¹²⁴Pd
47	¹²⁵Ag
48	¹²⁶Cd
49	¹²⁷In	¹³⁶In
50	¹²⁸Sn	¹³⁶Sn
51	¹²⁹Sb	¹³⁶Sb
52	¹³⁰Te	¹³⁶Te
53	¹³¹I	¹³⁶I
54	¹³²Xe	¹³⁶Xe
55	¹³³Cs	¹³⁶Cs
56	¹³⁴Ba	¹³⁶Ba
57	¹³⁵La	¹³⁶La
58	¹³⁶Ce	¹³⁶Ce
59	¹³⁷Pr	¹³⁶Pr
60	¹³⁸Nd	¹³⁶Nd
61	¹³⁹Pm	¹³⁶Pm
62	¹⁴⁰Sm	¹³⁶Sm
63	¹⁴¹Eu	¹³⁶Eu
64	¹⁴²Gd	¹³⁶Gd
65	¹⁴³Tb	¹³⁶Tb
66	¹⁴⁴Dy
67	¹⁴⁵Ho
68	¹⁴⁶Er
69	¹⁴⁷Tm
70	¹⁴⁸Yb
71	¹⁴⁹Lu