Neodymium-160
Properties and data of the isotope 160Nd.
See also: List of individual Neodymium isotopes (and general data sources).
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:100Nucleon pairing (Z - N):even - evenNuclear ratio (N/Z ratio):1.6666666666667 (= neutron-proton ratio)Neutron excess (N-Z):40Isotopic 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:SN = 5.40(42) MeV (first neutron)
SP = 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 T½ = 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.
| Z | Isotone N = 100 | Isobar A = 160 |
|---|
| 58 | 158Ce | |
| 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 | 160Os |
| 77 | 177Ir | |
| 78 | 178Pt | |
| 79 | 179Au | |
| 80 | 180Hg | |
| 81 | 181Tl | |
| 82 | 182Pb | |
External data and identifiers
Last update: 2020-10-20
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