Molybdenum-108

Properties and data of the isotope ¹⁰⁸Mo.

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-108; Mo-108Symbol:¹⁰⁸Mo or 10842MoMass number A:108 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:42 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:66Isotopic mass:107.92404(1) u (atomic weight of Molybdenum-108)Nuclide mass:107.9010007 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-70.75628 MeVMass defect:0.9764958 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:909.59997873 MeV (per nucleus)
8.42222203 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:S_N = 6.276(13) MeV (first neutron)
S_P = 14.321(12) MeV (first proton)Half-life:1.09(2) sDecay constant λ:0.63591484455041 s^-1Specific activity α:3.579036232530 × 10⁺²¹ Bq g^-1
96730708987.303 Ci g^-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)0+Charge radius:4.5602(67) femtometer fmYear of discovery:1972

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T_½ = 1.09(2) s.

Decay mode	Daughter	Probability	Decay energy	γ energy (intensity)
β^-	¹⁰⁸Tc	100 %	5.167(13) MeV

Parent Nuclides

Direct parent isotope is: ¹⁰⁸Nb.

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 66) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 108) with Molybdenum-108. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

Z	Isotone N = 66	Isobar A = 108
37	¹⁰³Rb
38	¹⁰⁴Sr
39	¹⁰⁵Y	¹⁰⁸Y
40	¹⁰⁶Zr	¹⁰⁸Zr
41	¹⁰⁷Nb	¹⁰⁸Nb
42	¹⁰⁸Mo	¹⁰⁸Mo
43	¹⁰⁹Tc	¹⁰⁸Tc
44	¹¹⁰Ru	¹⁰⁸Ru
45	¹¹¹Rh	¹⁰⁸Rh
46	¹¹²Pd	¹⁰⁸Pd
47	¹¹³Ag	¹⁰⁸Ag
48	¹¹⁴Cd	¹⁰⁸Cd
49	¹¹⁵In	¹⁰⁸In
50	¹¹⁶Sn	¹⁰⁸Sn
51	¹¹⁷Sb	¹⁰⁸Sb
52	¹¹⁸Te	¹⁰⁸Te
53	¹¹⁹I	¹⁰⁸I
54	¹²⁰Xe
55	¹²¹Cs
56	¹²²Ba
57	¹²³La
58	¹²⁴Ce
59	¹²⁵Pr
60	¹²⁶Nd
61	¹²⁷Pm
62	¹²⁸Sm