Neodymium-138m
Properties and data of the isotope 138Nd.
See also: list of Neodymium isotopes.
General data
Name of the isotope:Neodymium-138m; Nd-138mSymbol:138Nd or 13860NdMass number A:138 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:60 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:78Isotopic mass:137.911950(12) u (atomic weight of Neodymium-138m)
Excitation energy: 3174.5(4) keVNuclide mass:137.8790377 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-82.01805 MeVMass defect:1.233415368 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:1148.9190148 MeV (per nucleus)
8.32550011 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Half-life:370(5) nsDecay constant λ:1873370.7582701 s-1Specific activity α:8.234819408167 × 10+27 Bq g-1
2.225626867072 × 10+17 Ci g-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)10+Magnetic dipole moment:μ(μN) = -1.74(4)Nuclear g-factor:gl = -0.174
Nuclear Isomers
Nuclear isomers or excited states with the activation energy in keV related to the ground state.
Nuclear Isomer | Excitation Energy | Half-life | Spin |
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138Nd | | 5.04(9) h | 0+ |
Isotones and Isobars
The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 78) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 138) with Neodymium-138m. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.
OZ | Isotone N = 78 | Isobar A = 138 |
43 | 121Tc | |
44 | 122Ru | |
45 | 123Rh | |
46 | 124Pd | |
47 | 125Ag | |
48 | 126Cd | |
49 | 127In | |
50 | 128Sn | 138Sn |
51 | 129Sb | 138Sb |
52 | 130Te | 138Te |
53 | 131I | 138I |
54 | 132Xe | 138Xe |
55 | 133Cs | 138Cs |
56 | 134Ba | 138Ba |
57 | 135La | 138La |
58 | 136Ce | 138Ce |
59 | 137Pr | 138Pr |
60 | 138Nd | 138Nd |
61 | 139Pm | 138Pm |
62 | 140Sm | 138Sm |
63 | 141Eu | 138Eu |
64 | 142Gd | 138Gd |
65 | 143Tb | 138Tb |
66 | 144Dy | 138Dy |
67 | 145Ho | |
68 | 146Er | |
69 | 147Tm | |
70 | 148Yb | |
71 | 149Lu | |
External data and identifiers
Last update: 2020-10-20
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