Rhodium-96

Properties and data of the isotope ⁹⁶Rh.

Content

General data

Name of the isotope:Rhodium-96; Rh-96Symbol:⁹⁶Rh or 9645RhMass number A:96 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:45 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:51Isotopic mass:95.914452(11) u (atomic weight of Rhodium-96)Nuclide mass:95.8897672 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-79.68745 MeVMass defect:0.879585156 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:819.3282953 MeV (per nucleus)
8.53466974 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:S_N = 9.418(11) MeV (first neutron)
S_P = 3.519(14) MeV (first proton)Half-life:9.90(10) minDecay constant λ:0.0011669144453871 s^-1Specific activity α:7.397182275385 × 10⁺¹⁸ Bq g^-1
199923845.28069 Ci g^-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)6+Year of discovery:1967

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T_½ = 9.90(10) min (minutes) respectively 5.94 × 10² seconds s.

Decay mode	Daughter	Probability	Decay energy	γ energy (intensity)
EE/β⁺	⁹⁶Ru	100 %	6.393(10) MeV

Parent Nuclides

Direct parent isotope is: ⁹⁶Pd.

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
^96mRh	51.98(9) keV	1.51(2) min	3+

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 51) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 96) with Rhodium-96. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

OZ	Isotone N = 51	Isobar A = 96
28	⁷⁹Ni
29	⁸⁰Cu
30	⁸¹Zn
31	⁸²Ga
32	⁸³Ge
33	⁸⁴As
34	⁸⁵Se
35	⁸⁶Br	⁹⁶Br
36	⁸⁷Kr	⁹⁶Kr
37	⁸⁸Rb	⁹⁶Rb
38	⁸⁹Sr	⁹⁶Sr
39	⁹⁰Y	⁹⁶Y
40	⁹¹Zr	⁹⁶Zr
41	⁹²Nb	⁹⁶Nb
42	⁹³Mo	⁹⁶Mo
43	⁹⁴Tc	⁹⁶Tc
44	⁹⁵Ru	⁹⁶Ru
45	⁹⁶Rh	⁹⁶Rh
46	⁹⁷Pd	⁹⁶Pd
47	⁹⁸Ag	⁹⁶Ag
48	⁹⁹Cd	⁹⁶Cd
49	¹⁰⁰In	⁹⁶In
50	¹⁰¹Sn