Molybdenum-88

Properties and data of the isotope ⁸⁸Mo.

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-88; Mo-88Symbol:⁸⁸Mo or 8842MoMass number A:88 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:42 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:46Nucleon pairing (Z - N):even - evenNuclear ratio (N/Z ratio):1.0952380952381 (= neutron-proton ratio)Neutron excess (N-Z):4Isotopic mass:87.921968(4) u (atomic weight of Molybdenum-88)Nuclide mass:87.8989287 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-72.68634 MeVMass defect:0.80526948000001 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:750.103689 MeV (per nucleus)
8.52390556 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:S_N = 13.873(5) MeV (first neutron)
S_P = 6.101(8) MeV (first proton)Half-life:8.0(2) minDecay constant λ:0.0014440566261666 s^-1Specific activity α:9.995761393678 × 10⁺¹⁸ Bq g^-1
270155713.34265 Ci g^-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)0+Year of discovery:1971

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T_½ = 8.0(2) min (minutes) respectively 4.80 × 10² seconds s.

Decay mode	Daughter	Probability	Decay energy	γ energy (intensity)
EC/β⁺	⁸⁸Nb	100 %	3.49(6) MeV

Parent Nuclides

Direct parent isotope is: ⁸⁸Tc.

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 46) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 88) with Molybdenum-88. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

Z	Isotone N = 46	Isobar A = 88
25	⁷¹Mn
26	⁷²Fe
27	⁷³Co
28	⁷⁴Ni
29	⁷⁵Cu
30	⁷⁶Zn
31	⁷⁷Ga
32	⁷⁸Ge	⁸⁸Ge
33	⁷⁹As	⁸⁸As
34	⁸⁰Se	⁸⁸Se
35	⁸¹Br	⁸⁸Br
36	⁸²Kr	⁸⁸Kr
37	⁸³Rb	⁸⁸Rb
38	⁸⁴Sr	⁸⁸Sr
39	⁸⁵Y	⁸⁸Y
40	⁸⁶Zr	⁸⁸Zr
41	⁸⁷Nb	⁸⁸Nb
42	⁸⁸Mo	⁸⁸Mo
43	⁸⁹Tc	⁸⁸Tc
44	⁹⁰Ru	⁸⁸Ru
45	⁹¹Rh
46	⁹²Pd
47	⁹³Ag
48	⁹⁴Cd