Tellurium-106

Properties and data of the isotope ¹⁰⁶Te.

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General data

Name of the isotope:Tellurium-106; Te-106Symbol:¹⁰⁶Te or 10652TeMass number A:106 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:52 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:54Isotopic mass:105.93750(11) u (atomic weight of Tellurium-106)Nuclide mass:105.9089756 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-58.21838 MeVMass defect:0.937307128 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:873.09596589 MeV (per nucleus)
8.2367544 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:S_N = 13.48(32) MeV (first neutron)
S_P = 1.49(10) MeV (first proton)Half-life:70(17) μsDecay constant λ:9902.1025794278 s^-1Specific activity α:5.679224432653 × 10⁺²⁵ Bq g^-1
1.534925522338 × 10⁺¹⁵ Ci g^-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)0+Year of discovery:1981

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T_½ = 70(17) μs respectively 7.0 × 10^-5 seconds s.

Decay mode	Daughter	Probability	Decay energy	γ energy (intensity)
α	¹⁰²Sn	100 %	4.290(9) MeV

Parent Nuclides

Direct parent isotope is: ¹¹⁰Xe.

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 54) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 106) with Tellurium-106. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

OZ	Isotone N = 54	Isobar A = 106
30	⁸⁴Zn
31	⁸⁵Ga
32	⁸⁶Ge
33	⁸⁷As
34	⁸⁸Se
35	⁸⁹Br
36	⁹⁰Kr
37	⁹¹Rb
38	⁹²Sr	¹⁰⁶Sr
39	⁹³Y	¹⁰⁶Y
40	⁹⁴Zr	¹⁰⁶Zr
41	⁹⁵Nb	¹⁰⁶Nb
42	⁹⁶Mo	¹⁰⁶Mo
43	⁹⁷Tc	¹⁰⁶Tc
44	⁹⁸Ru	¹⁰⁶Ru
45	⁹⁹Rh	¹⁰⁶Rh
46	¹⁰⁰Pd	¹⁰⁶Pd
47	¹⁰¹Ag	¹⁰⁶Ag
48	¹⁰²Cd	¹⁰⁶Cd
49	¹⁰³In	¹⁰⁶In
50	¹⁰⁴Sn	¹⁰⁶Sn
51	¹⁰⁵Sb	¹⁰⁶Sb
52	¹⁰⁶Te	¹⁰⁶Te