Neodymium-130

Properties and data of the isotope ¹³⁰Nd.

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General data

Name of the isotope:Neodymium-130; Nd-130Symbol:¹³⁰Nd or 13060NdMass number A:130 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:60 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:70Isotopic mass:129.92851(3) u (atomic weight of Neodymium-130)Nuclide mass:129.8955977 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-66.59251 MeVMass defect:1.14753604 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:1068.92293604 MeV (per nucleus)
8.22248412 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:S_N = 12.35(20) MeV (first neutron)
S_P = 4.11(4) MeV (first proton)Half-life:13(3) sDecay constant λ:0.053319013889227 s^-1Specific activity α:2.489105520572 × 10⁺²⁰ Bq g^-1
6727312217.7635 Ci g^-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)0+Year of discovery:1977

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T_½ = 13(3) s respectively 1.3 × 10¹ seconds s.

Decay mode	Daughter	Probability	Decay energy	γ energy (intensity)
β⁺	¹³⁰Pr	100 %	4.58(7) MeV

Parent Nuclides

Direct parent isotope is: ¹³⁰Pm.

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 70) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 130) with Neodymium-130. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

OZ	Isotone N = 70	Isobar A = 130
39	¹⁰⁹Y
40	¹¹⁰Zr
41	¹¹¹Nb
42	¹¹²Mo
43	¹¹³Tc
44	¹¹⁴Ru
45	¹¹⁵Rh
46	¹¹⁶Pd
47	¹¹⁷Ag	¹³⁰Ag
48	¹¹⁸Cd	¹³⁰Cd
49	¹¹⁹In	¹³⁰In
50	¹²⁰Sn	¹³⁰Sn
51	¹²¹Sb	¹³⁰Sb
52	¹²²Te	¹³⁰Te
53	¹²³I	¹³⁰I
54	¹²⁴Xe	¹³⁰Xe
55	¹²⁵Cs	¹³⁰Cs
56	¹²⁶Ba	¹³⁰Ba
57	¹²⁷La	¹³⁰La
58	¹²⁸Ce	¹³⁰Ce
59	¹²⁹Pr	¹³⁰Pr
60	¹³⁰Nd	¹³⁰Nd
61	¹³¹Pm	¹³⁰Pm
62	¹³²Sm	¹³⁰Sm
63	¹³³Eu	¹³⁰Eu
64	¹³⁴Gd
65	¹³⁵Tb