Molybdenum-106

Properties and data of the isotope ¹⁰⁶Mo.

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-106; Mo-106Symbol:¹⁰⁶Mo or 10642MoMass number A:106 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:42 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:64Nucleon pairing (Z - N):even - evenNuclear ratio (N/Z ratio):1.5238095238095 (= neutron-proton ratio)Neutron excess (N-Z):22Isotopic mass:105.918266(10) u (atomic weight of Molybdenum-106)Nuclide mass:105.8952267 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-76.13473 MeVMass defect:0.964939968 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:898.83579055 MeV (per nucleus)
8.47958293 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:S_N = 6.869(13) MeV (first neutron)
S_P = 13.508(10) MeV (first proton)Half-life:8.73(12) sDecay constant λ:0.079398302469639 s^-1Specific activity α:4.553788204876 × 10⁺²⁰ Bq g^-1
12307535688.855 Ci g^-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)0+Charge radius:4.5490(57) femtometer fmYear of discovery:1969

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T_½ = 8.73(12) s.

Decay mode	Daughter	Probability	Decay energy	γ energy (intensity)
β^-	¹⁰⁶Tc	100 %	3.642(15) MeV

Parent Nuclides

Direct parent isotope is: ¹⁰⁶Nb.

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 64) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 106) with Molybdenum-106. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

Z	Isotone N = 64	Isobar A = 106
36	¹⁰⁰Kr
37	¹⁰¹Rb
38	¹⁰²Sr	¹⁰⁶Sr
39	¹⁰³Y	¹⁰⁶Y
40	¹⁰⁴Zr	¹⁰⁶Zr
41	¹⁰⁵Nb	¹⁰⁶Nb
42	¹⁰⁶Mo	¹⁰⁶Mo
43	¹⁰⁷Tc	¹⁰⁶Tc
44	¹⁰⁸Ru	¹⁰⁶Ru
45	¹⁰⁹Rh	¹⁰⁶Rh
46	¹¹⁰Pd	¹⁰⁶Pd
47	¹¹¹Ag	¹⁰⁶Ag
48	¹¹²Cd	¹⁰⁶Cd
49	¹¹³In	¹⁰⁶In
50	¹¹⁴Sn	¹⁰⁶Sn
51	¹¹⁵Sb	¹⁰⁶Sb
52	¹¹⁶Te	¹⁰⁶Te
53	¹¹⁷I
54	¹¹⁸Xe
55	¹¹⁹Cs
56	¹²⁰Ba
57	¹²¹La
58	¹²²Ce
59	¹²³Pr
60	¹²⁴Nd