Osmium-182

Properties and data of the isotope ¹⁸²Os.

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General data

Name of the isotope:Osmium-182; Os-182Symbol:¹⁸²Os or 18276OsMass number A:182 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:76 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:106Isotopic mass:181.952110(23) u (atomic weight of Osmium-182)Nuclide mass:181.9104222 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-44.60925 MeVMass defect:1.561073528 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:1454.13062489 MeV (per nucleus)
7.98972871 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:S_N = 9.13(3) MeV (first neutron)
S_P = 5.381(25) MeV (first proton)Half-life:21.84(20) hDecay constant λ:8.815974518721 × 10^-6 s^-1Specific activity α:2.933206650240 × 10⁺¹⁶ Bq g^-1
792758.55411905 Ci g^-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)0+Year of discovery:1950

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T_½ = 21.84(20) h (hours) respectively 7.8624 × 10⁴ seconds s.

Decay mode	Daughter	Probability	Decay energy	γ energy (intensity)
EE	¹⁸²Re	100 %	0.84(10) MeV

Parent Nuclides

Direct parent isotopes are: ¹⁸⁶Pt, ¹⁸²Ir.

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
^182mOs	1831.4(3) keV	0.78(7) ms	(8)-

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 106) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 182) with Osmium-182. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

OZ	Isotone N = 106	Isobar A = 182
64	¹⁷⁰Gd
65	¹⁷¹Tb
66	¹⁷²Dy
67	¹⁷³Ho
68	¹⁷⁴Er
69	¹⁷⁵Tm
70	¹⁷⁶Yb	¹⁸²Yb
71	¹⁷⁷Lu	¹⁸²Lu
72	¹⁷⁸Hf	¹⁸²Hf
73	¹⁷⁹Ta	¹⁸²Ta
74	¹⁸⁰W	¹⁸²W
75	¹⁸¹Re	¹⁸²Re
76	¹⁸²Os	¹⁸²Os
77	¹⁸³Ir	¹⁸²Ir
78	¹⁸⁴Pt	¹⁸²Pt
79	¹⁸⁵Au	¹⁸²Au
80	¹⁸⁶Hg	¹⁸²Hg
81	¹⁸⁷Tl	¹⁸²Tl
82	¹⁸⁸Pb	¹⁸²Pb
83	¹⁸⁹Bi
84	¹⁹⁰Po
85	¹⁹¹At