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Osmium-169

Properties and data of the isotope 169Os.


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See also: List of individual Osmium isotopes (and general data sources).

 

General data

Name of the isotope:Osmium-169; Os-169Symbol:169Os or 16976OsMass number A:169 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:76 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:93Nucleon pairing (Z - N):even - oddNuclear ratio (N/Z ratio):1.2236842105263 (= neutron-proton ratio)Neutron excess (N-Z):17Isotopic mass:168.967018(27) u (atomic weight of Osmium-169)Nuclide mass:168.9253302 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-30.72254 MeVMass defect:1.43352162 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:1335.3167879 MeV (per nucleus)
7.90128277 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)
Separation energy:SN = 8.799(27) MeV (first neutron)
SP = 2.22(4) MeV (first proton)
Half-life:3.43(14) sDecay constant λ:0.20208372611077 s-1Specific activity α:7.202450859044 × 10+20 Bq g-1
19466083402.824 Ci g-1
Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)
(5/2-)Year of discovery:1972

 

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T½ = 3.43(14) s.

Decay
mode
DaughterProbabilityDecay energyγ energy
(intensity)
α165W13.7(8) %5.713(3) MeV
EC/β+169Re86.3(8) %7.687(28) MeV

 

Parent Nuclides

Direct parent isotope is: 173Pt.

 

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 93) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 169) with Osmium-169. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

 

ZIsotone N = 93Isobar A = 169
54147Xe
55148Cs
56149Ba
57150La
58151Ce
59152Pr
60153Nd
61154Pm
62155Sm
63156Eu
64157Gd169Gd
65158Tb169Tb
66159Dy169Dy
67160Ho169Ho
68161Er169Er
69162Tm169Tm
70163Yb169Yb
71164Lu169Lu
72165Hf169Hf
73166Ta169Ta
74167W169W
75168Re169Re
76169Os169Os
77170Ir169Ir
78171Pt169Pt
79172Au
80173Hg

 

External data and identifiers

Adopted Levels, Gammas:NuDat 169Os

 


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