Molybdenum-82

Properties and data of the isotope ⁸²Mo.

Contents

General Data

Radioactive Decay

Isotones und Isobares

Literature

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

General data

Name of the isotope:Molybdenum-82; Mo-82Symbol:⁸²Mo or 8242MoMass number A:82 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:42 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:40Nucleon pairing (Z - N):even - evenNuclear ratio (N/Z ratio):0.95238095238095 (= neutron-proton ratio)Neutron excess (N-Z):-2Isotopic mass:81.95666(43) u (atomic weight of Molybdenum-82)Nuclide mass:81.9336207 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-40.37095 MeVMass defect:0.71858798400001 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:669.36039557 MeV (per nucleus)
8.16293165 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:S_N = 16.69(64) MeV (first neutron)
S_P = 1.30(56) MeV (first proton)Half-life:?Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)0+Mirror nucleus:Zirconium-82Year of discovery:2017

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T_½ = ?.

Decay mode	Daughter	Probability	Decay energy	γ energy (intensity)
EC/β⁺	⁸²Nb	?	11.72(50) MeV
EC, p	⁸¹Zr

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 40) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 82) with Molybdenum-82. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

Z	Isotone N = 40	Isobar A = 82
19	⁵⁹K
21	⁶¹Sc
22	⁶²Ti
23	⁶³V
24	⁶⁴Cr
25	⁶⁵Mn
26	⁶⁶Fe
27	⁶⁷Co
28	⁶⁸Ni
29	⁶⁹Cu	⁸²Cu
30	⁷⁰Zn	⁸²Zn
31	⁷¹Ga	⁸²Ga
32	⁷²Ge	⁸²Ge
33	⁷³As	⁸²As
34	⁷⁴Se	⁸²Se
35	⁷⁵Br	⁸²Br
36	⁷⁶Kr	⁸²Kr
37	⁷⁷Rb	⁸²Rb
38	⁷⁸Sr	⁸²Sr
39	⁷⁹Y	⁸²Y
40	⁸⁰Zr	⁸²Zr
41	⁸¹Nb	⁸²Nb
42	⁸²Mo	⁸²Mo