Technetium-96

Properties and data of the isotope ⁹⁶Tc.

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General data

Name of the isotope:Technetium-96; Tc-96Symbol:⁹⁶Tc or 9643TcMass number A:96 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:43 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:53Isotopic mass:95.907867(6) u (atomic weight of Technetium-96)Nuclide mass:95.8842792 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-85.82134 MeVMass defect:0.88784992400001 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:827.02687711 MeV (per nucleus)
8.6148633 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:S_N = 7.872(7) MeV (first neutron)
S_P = 5.399(5) MeV (first proton)Half-life:4.28(7) dDecay constant λ:1.874424488793 × 10^-6 s^-1Specific activity α:1.188215610824 × 10⁺¹⁶ Bq g^-1
321139.35427681 Ci g^-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)7+Magnetic dipole moment:μ(μ_N) = + 5.09(5)Nuclear g-factor:g_l = 0.72714285714286Year of discovery:1947

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T_½ = 4.28(7) d respectively 3.69792 × 10⁵ seconds s.

Decay mode	Daughter	Probability	Decay energy	γ energy (intensity)
EE/β⁺	⁹⁶Mo	100 %	2.973(5) MeV

Parent Nuclides

Direct parent isotope is: ⁹⁶Ru.

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
^96mTc	34.23(4) keV	51.5(10) min	4+

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 53) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 96) with Technetium-96. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

OZ	Isotone N = 53	Isobar A = 96
29	⁸²Cu
30	⁸³Zn
31	⁸⁴Ga
32	⁸⁵Ge
33	⁸⁶As
34	⁸⁷Se
35	⁸⁸Br	⁹⁶Br
36	⁸⁹Kr	⁹⁶Kr
37	⁹⁰Rb	⁹⁶Rb
38	⁹¹Sr	⁹⁶Sr
39	⁹²Y	⁹⁶Y
40	⁹³Zr	⁹⁶Zr
41	⁹⁴Nb	⁹⁶Nb
42	⁹⁵Mo	⁹⁶Mo
43	⁹⁶Tc	⁹⁶Tc
44	⁹⁷Ru	⁹⁶Ru
45	⁹⁸Rh	⁹⁶Rh
46	⁹⁹Pd	⁹⁶Pd
47	¹⁰⁰Ag	⁹⁶Ag
48	¹⁰¹Cd	⁹⁶Cd
49	¹⁰²In	⁹⁶In
50	¹⁰³Sn
51	¹⁰⁴Sb
52	¹⁰⁵Te