Tin-116

Properties and data of the isotope ¹¹⁶Sn.

Contents

General data

Name of the isotope:Tin-116; Sn-116Symbol:¹¹⁶Sn or 11650SnMass number A:116 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:50 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:66Isotopic mass:115.901743(1) u (atomic weight of Tin-116)Nuclide mass:115.8743156 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-91.52581 MeVMass defect:1.061393056 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:988.68126331 MeV (per nucleus)
8.52311434 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:S_N = 9.56345(9) MeV (first neutron)
S_P = 9.27859(10) MeV (first proton)Half-life:stableSpin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)0+Charge radius:4.6250(19) femtometer fmYear of discovery:1922

Parent Nuclides

Direct parent isotopes are: ¹¹⁶Sb, ¹¹⁶In.

Occurrence

Comparison of the natural Tin isotopes including isotopic abundance (mole fraction of the isotope mixture in percent):

	Atomic Mass m_a	Quantity	Half-life	Spin
Tin Isotopic mixture	118.710 u	100 %
Isotope ¹¹²Sn	111.904824(4) u	0.97(1) %	stable	0+
Isotope ¹¹⁴Sn	113.902783(6) u	0.66(1) %	stable	0+
Isotope ¹¹⁵Sn	114.9033447(1) u	0.34(1) %	stable	1/2+
Isotope ¹¹⁶Sn	115.901743(1) u	14.54(9) %	stable	0+
Isotope ¹¹⁷Sn	116.902954(3) u	7.68(7) %	stable	1/2+
Isotope ¹¹⁸Sn	117.901607(3) u	24.22(9) %	stable	0+
Isotope ¹¹⁹Sn	118.903311(5) u	8.59(4) %	stable	1/2+
Isotope ¹²⁰Sn	119.902202(6) u	32.58(9) %	stable	0+
Isotope ¹²²Sn	121.90344(2) u	4.63(3) %	stable	0+
Isotope ¹²⁴Sn	123.905277(7) u	5.79(5) %	stable	0+

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 66) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 116) with Tin-116. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

Z	Isotone N = 66	Isobar A = 116
37	¹⁰³Rb
38	¹⁰⁴Sr
39	¹⁰⁵Y
40	¹⁰⁶Zr
41	¹⁰⁷Nb
42	¹⁰⁸Mo	¹¹⁶Mo
43	¹⁰⁹Tc	¹¹⁶Tc
44	¹¹⁰Ru	¹¹⁶Ru
45	¹¹¹Rh	¹¹⁶Rh
46	¹¹²Pd	¹¹⁶Pd
47	¹¹³Ag	¹¹⁶Ag
48	¹¹⁴Cd	¹¹⁶Cd
49	¹¹⁵In	¹¹⁶In
50	¹¹⁶Sn	¹¹⁶Sn
51	¹¹⁷Sb	¹¹⁶Sb
52	¹¹⁸Te	¹¹⁶Te
53	¹¹⁹I	¹¹⁶I
54	¹²⁰Xe	¹¹⁶Xe
55	¹²¹Cs	¹¹⁶Cs
56	¹²²Ba	¹¹⁶Ba
57	¹²³La	¹¹⁶La
58	¹²⁴Ce
59	¹²⁵Pr
60	¹²⁶Nd
61	¹²⁷Pm
62	¹²⁸Sm