Molybdenum-96

Properties and data of the isotope ⁹⁶Mo.

Contents

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

General data

Name of the isotope:Molybdenum-96; Mo-96Symbol:⁹⁶Mo or 9642MoMass number A:96 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:42 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:54Nucleon pairing (Z - N):even - evenNuclear ratio (N/Z ratio):1.2857142857143 (= neutron-proton ratio)Neutron excess (N-Z):12Isotopic mass:95.904676(3) u (atomic weight of Molybdenum-96)Nuclide mass:95.8816367 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-88.79373 MeVMass defect:0.89188080800001 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:830.78162137 MeV (per nucleus)
8.65397522 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:S_N = 9.15433(5) MeV (first neutron)
S_P = 9.2976(5) MeV (first proton)Half-life:stableSpin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)0+Charge radius:4.3847(15) femtometer fmYear of discovery:1930

Parent Nuclides

Direct parent isotopes are: ⁹⁶Tc, ⁹⁶Nb.

Occurrence

Comparison of the natural Molybdenum isotopes including isotopic abundance (mole fraction of the isotope mixture in percent):

	Atomic Mass m_a	Quantity	Half-life	Spin
Molybdenum Isotopic mixture	95.95 u	100 %
Isotope ⁹²Mo	91.906808(5) u	14.649(106) %	stable	0+
Isotope ⁹⁴Mo	93.905085(3) u	9.187(33) %	stable	0+
Isotope ⁹⁶Mo	95.904676(3) u	16.673(8) %	stable	0+
Isotope ⁹⁷Mo	96.906018(3) u	9.582(15) %	stable	5/2+
Isotope ⁹⁸Mo	97.905405(3) u	24.292(80) %	stable	0+
Isotope ¹⁰⁰Mo	99.907472(7) u	9.744(65) %	7.3(4) × 10¹⁸ a	0+
Isotope ⁹⁵Mo	94.90583744(13) u	15.873(30) %	stable	5/2+

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 54) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 96) with Molybdenum-96. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

Z	Isotone N = 54	Isobar A = 96
30	⁸⁴Zn
31	⁸⁵Ga
32	⁸⁶Ge
33	⁸⁷As
34	⁸⁸Se
35	⁸⁹Br	⁹⁶Br
36	⁹⁰Kr	⁹⁶Kr
37	⁹¹Rb	⁹⁶Rb
38	⁹²Sr	⁹⁶Sr
39	⁹³Y	⁹⁶Y
40	⁹⁴Zr	⁹⁶Zr
41	⁹⁵Nb	⁹⁶Nb
42	⁹⁶Mo	⁹⁶Mo
43	⁹⁷Tc	⁹⁶Tc
44	⁹⁸Ru	⁹⁶Ru
45	⁹⁹Rh	⁹⁶Rh
46	¹⁰⁰Pd	⁹⁶Pd
47	¹⁰¹Ag	⁹⁶Ag
48	¹⁰²Cd	⁹⁶Cd
49	¹⁰³In	⁹⁶In
50	¹⁰⁴Sn
51	¹⁰⁵Sb
52	¹⁰⁶Te