Molybdenum-102

Properties and data of the isotope ¹⁰²Mo.

Contents

General Data

Radioactive Decay

Parent Nuclides

Isotones und Isobares

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

General data

Name of the isotope:Molybdenum-102; Mo-102Symbol:¹⁰²Mo or 10242MoMass number A:102 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:42 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:60Isotopic mass:101.910288(9) u (atomic weight of Molybdenum-102)Nuclide mass:101.8872487 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-83.56619 MeVMass defect:0.938258304 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:873.98198063 MeV (per nucleus)
8.56845079 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:S_N = 8.117(8) MeV (first neutron)
S_P = 11.964(9) MeV (first proton)Half-life:11.3(2) minDecay constant λ:0.0010223409742772 s^-1Specific activity α:6.095724112853 × 10⁺¹⁸ Bq g^-1
164749300.3474 Ci g^-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)0+Year of discovery:1954

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T_½ = 11.3(2) min (minutes) respectively 6.78 × 10² seconds s.

Decay mode	Daughter	Probability	Decay energy	γ energy (intensity)
β^-	¹⁰²Tc	100 %	10.07(12) MeV

Parent Nuclides

Direct parent isotope is: ¹⁰²Nb.

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 60) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 102) with Molybdenum-102. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

Z	Isotone N = 60	Isobar A = 102
34	⁹⁴Se
35	⁹⁵Br
36	⁹⁶Kr
37	⁹⁷Rb	¹⁰²Rb
38	⁹⁸Sr	¹⁰²Sr
39	⁹⁹Y	¹⁰²Y
40	¹⁰⁰Zr	¹⁰²Zr
41	¹⁰¹Nb	¹⁰²Nb
42	¹⁰²Mo	¹⁰²Mo
43	¹⁰³Tc	¹⁰²Tc
44	¹⁰⁴Ru	¹⁰²Ru
45	¹⁰⁵Rh	¹⁰²Rh
46	¹⁰⁶Pd	¹⁰²Pd
47	¹⁰⁷Ag	¹⁰²Ag
48	¹⁰⁸Cd	¹⁰²Cd
49	¹⁰⁹In	¹⁰²In
50	¹¹⁰Sn	¹⁰²Sn
51	¹¹¹Sb
52	¹¹²Te
53	¹¹³I
54	¹¹⁴Xe
55	¹¹⁵Cs
56	¹¹⁶Ba
57	¹¹⁷La