Neon-34

Properties and data of the isotope ³⁴Ne.

Content

General data

Name of the isotope:Neon-34; Ne-34Symbol:³⁴Ne or 3410NeMass number A:34 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:10 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:24Isotopic mass:34.05673(55) u (atomic weight of Neon-34)Nuclide mass:34.0512442 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:52.84365 MeVMass defect:0.229478304 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:213.75766331 MeV (per nucleus)
6.2869901 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Half-life:60 nsDecay constant λ:11552453.009332 s^-1Specific activity α:2.046191155882 × 10⁺²⁹ Bq g^-1
5.530246367249 × 10⁺¹⁸ Ci g^-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)0+Year of discovery:2002

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T_½ = 60 ns respectively 6.0 × 10^-8 seconds s.

Decay mode	Daughter	Probability
β^-	³⁴Na	?
β^-, n ?	³³Na	?
β^-, 2n ?	³²Na	?

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 24) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 34) with Neon-34. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

OZ	Isotone N = 24	Isobar A = 34
10	³⁴Ne	³⁴Ne
11	³⁵Na	³⁴Na
12	³⁶Mg	³⁴Mg
13	³⁷Al	³⁴Al
14	³⁸Si	³⁴Si
15	³⁹P	³⁴P
16	⁴⁰S	³⁴S
17	⁴¹Cl	³⁴Cl
18	⁴²Ar	³⁴Ar
19	⁴³K	³⁴K
20	⁴⁴Ca	³⁴Ca
21	⁴⁵Sc
22	⁴⁶Ti
23	⁴⁷V
24	⁴⁸Cr
25	⁴⁹Mn
26	⁵⁰Fe
27	⁵¹Co
28	⁵²Ni
29	⁵³Cu
30	⁵⁴Zn