Erbium-165
Properties and data of the isotope 165Er.
See also: List of individual Erbium isotopes (and general data sources).
General data
Name of the isotope:Erbium-165; Er-165Symbol:165Er or 16568ErMass number A:165 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:68 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:97Nucleon pairing (Z - N):even - oddNuclear ratio (N/Z ratio):1.4264705882353 (= neutron-proton ratio)Neutron excess (N-Z):29Isotopic mass:164.9307332(10) u (atomic weight of Erbium-165)Nuclide mass:164.8934331 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-64.52161 MeVMass defect:1.441865828 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:1343.08936759 MeV (per nucleus)
8.13993556 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:SN = 6.6500(6) MeV (first neutron)
SP = 6.8291(15) MeV (first proton)Half-life:10.36(4) hDecay constant λ:1.858502736379 × 10-5 s-1Specific activity α:6.824491016495 × 10+16 Bq g-1
1844457.0314853 Ci g-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)5/2-Magnetic dipole moment:μ(μN) = + 0.643(3)Quadrupole moment Q:+ 2.71(3) barn (100 fm2)Nuclear g-factor:gl = 0.2572Year of discovery:1950
Radioactive Decay
Half-life T½ = 10.36(4) h (hours) respectively 3.7296 × 104 seconds s.
Decay mode | Daughter | Probability | Decay energy | γ energy (intensity) |
|---|
| EC | 165Ho | 100 % | 0.3774(14) MeV | |
Parent Nuclides
Direct parent isotope is: 165Tm.
Isotones and Isobars
The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 97) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 165) with Erbium-165. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.
| Z | Isotone N = 97 | Isobar A = 165 |
| 56 | 153Ba | |
| 57 | 154La | |
| 58 | 155Ce | |
| 59 | 156Pr | |
| 60 | 157Nd | |
| 61 | 158Pm | |
| 62 | 159Sm | 165Sm |
| 63 | 160Eu | 165Eu |
| 64 | 161Gd | 165Gd |
| 65 | 162Tb | 165Tb |
| 66 | 163Dy | 165Dy |
| 67 | 164Ho | 165Ho |
| 68 | 165Er | 165Er |
| 69 | 166Tm | 165Tm |
| 70 | 167Yb | 165Yb |
| 71 | 168Lu | 165Lu |
| 72 | 169Hf | 165Hf |
| 73 | 170Ta | 165Ta |
| 74 | 171W | 165W |
| 75 | 172Re | 165Re |
| 76 | 173Os | 165Os |
| 77 | 174Ir | 165Ir |
| 78 | 175Pt | 165Pt |
| 79 | 176Au | |
| 80 | 177Hg | |
| 81 | 178Tl | |
| 82 | 179Pb | |
External data and identifiers
Last update: 2020-10-09
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