Neodymium-160

Properties and data of the isotope ¹⁶⁰Nd.

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General data

Name of the isotope:Neodymium-160; Nd-160Symbol:¹⁶⁰Nd or 16060NdMass number A:160 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:60 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:100Isotopic mass:159.94940(32) u (atomic weight of Neodymium-160)Nuclide mass:159.9164877 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-47.1336 MeVMass defect:1.38659352 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:1291.60354432 MeV (per nucleus)
8.07252215 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:S_N = 5.40(42) MeV (first neutron)
S_P = 13.33(50) MeV (first proton)Half-life:0.44(4) sDecay constant λ:1.5753345012726 s^-1Specific activity α:5.966595137221 × 10⁺²¹ Bq g^-1
161259328033.01 Ci g^-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)0+Year of discovery:1985

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T_½ = 0.44(4) s respectively 4.4 × 10^-1 seconds s.

Decay mode	Daughter	Probability	Decay energy	γ energy (intensity)
β^-	¹⁶⁰Pm	100 %	5.87(36) MeV
β^-, n	¹⁵⁹Pm	?	1.35(30) MeV

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 100) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 160) with Neodymium-160. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

OZ	Isotone N = 100	Isobar A = 160
59	¹⁵⁹Pr	¹⁶⁰Pr
60	¹⁶⁰Nd	¹⁶⁰Nd
61	¹⁶¹Pm	¹⁶⁰Pm
62	¹⁶²Sm	¹⁶⁰Sm
63	¹⁶³Eu	¹⁶⁰Eu
64	¹⁶⁴Gd	¹⁶⁰Gd
65	¹⁶⁵Tb	¹⁶⁰Tb
66	¹⁶⁶Dy	¹⁶⁰Dy
67	¹⁶⁷Ho	¹⁶⁰Ho
68	¹⁶⁸Er	¹⁶⁰Er
69	¹⁶⁹Tm	¹⁶⁰Tm
70	¹⁷⁰Yb	¹⁶⁰Yb
71	¹⁷¹Lu	¹⁶⁰Lu
72	¹⁷²Hf	¹⁶⁰Hf
73	¹⁷³Ta	¹⁶⁰Ta
74	¹⁷⁴W	¹⁶⁰W
75	¹⁷⁵Re	¹⁶⁰Re
76	¹⁷⁶Os
77	¹⁷⁷Ir
78	¹⁷⁸Pt
79	¹⁷⁹Au
80	¹⁸⁰Hg
81	¹⁸¹Tl
82	¹⁸²Pb