Molybdenum-116
Properties and data of the isotope 116Mo.
See also: List of individual Molybdenum isotopes (and general data sources).
General data
Name of the isotope:Molybdenum-116; Mo-116Symbol:116Mo or 11642MoMass number A:116 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:42 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:74Nucleon pairing (Z - N):even - evenNuclear ratio (N/Z ratio):1.7619047619048 (= neutron-proton ratio)Neutron excess (N-Z):32Isotopic mass:115.95545(54) u (atomic weight of Molybdenum-116)Nuclide mass:115.9324107 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-41.49806 MeVMass defect:1.014405128 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:944.9122903 MeV (per nucleus)
8.14579561 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:SN = 4.82(64) MeV (first neutron)
SP = 17.43(71) MeV (first proton)Half-life:32(4) msDecay constant λ:21.660849392498 s-1Specific activity α:1.134301619021 × 10+23 Bq g-1
3065680051410 Ci g-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)0+Year of discovery:2010
Radioactive Decay
Half-life T½ = 32(4) ms respectively 3.2 × 10-2 seconds s.
Decay
mode | Daughter | Probability | Decay energy | γ energy
(intensity) |
|---|
| β- | 116Tc | ? | 9.96(58) MeV | |
| β-, n | 115Tc | ? | 6.75(93) MeV | |
| β-, 2n | 114Tc | ? | | |
Isotones and Isobars
The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 74) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 116) with Molybdenum-116. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.
| Z | Isotone N = 74 | Isobar A = 116 |
|---|
| 41 | 115Nb | |
| 42 | 116Mo | 116Mo |
| 43 | 117Tc | 116Tc |
| 44 | 118Ru | 116Ru |
| 45 | 119Rh | 116Rh |
| 46 | 120Pd | 116Pd |
| 47 | 121Ag | 116Ag |
| 48 | 122Cd | 116Cd |
| 49 | 123In | 116In |
| 50 | 124Sn | 116Sn |
| 51 | 125Sb | 116Sb |
| 52 | 126Te | 116Te |
| 53 | 127I | 116I |
| 54 | 128Xe | 116Xe |
| 55 | 129Cs | 116Cs |
| 56 | 130Ba | 116Ba |
| 57 | 131La | 116La |
| 58 | 132Ce | |
| 59 | 133Pr | |
| 60 | 134Nd | |
| 61 | 135Pm | |
| 62 | 136Sm | |
| 63 | 137Eu | |
| 64 | 138Gd | |
| 65 | 139Tb | |
| 66 | 140Dy | |
| 67 | 141Ho | |
External data and identifiers
Last update: 2020-10-15
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