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Tin-117m

Properties and data of the isotope 117mSn.


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See also: List of individual Tin isotopes (and general data sources).

 

General data

Name of the isotope:Tin-117m; Sn-117mSymbol:117mSn or 117m50SnMass number A:117 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:50 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:67Nucleon pairing (Z - N):even - oddNuclear ratio (N/Z ratio):1.34 (= neutron-proton ratio)Neutron excess (N-Z):17Excitation energy:314.58(4) keVIsotopic mass:116.902954(3) u (atomic weight of Tin-117m)Nuclide mass:116.8755266 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-90.39777 MeVMass defect:1.068846972 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:995.62454134 MeV (per nucleus)
8.50961146 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)
Half-life:14.00(5) dDecay constant λ:5.728489095536 × 10-7 s-1Specific activity α:2.97394553861 × 10+15 Bq g-1
80376.906449054 Ci g-1
Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)
11/2-Magnetic dipole moment:μ(μN) = -1.3937(12)Quadrupole moment Q:-0.42(5) barn (100 fm2)Nuclear g-factor:gl = -0.2534

 

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T½ = 14.00(5) d respectively 1.21 × 106 seconds s.

Decay
mode
DaughterProbabilityDecay energyγ energy
(intensity)
Iso117Sn100 %

 

Nuclear Isomers

Nuclear isomers or excited states with the activation energy in keV related to the ground state.

Nuclear IsomerExcitation EnergyHalf-lifeSpin
117Snstable1/2+

 

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 67) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 117) with Tin-117m. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

 

ZIsotone N = 67Isobar A = 117
38105Sr
39106Y
40107Zr
41108Nb
42109Mo117Mo
43110Tc117Tc
44111Ru117Ru
45112Rh117Rh
46113Pd117Pd
47114Ag117Ag
48115Cd117Cd
49116In117In
50117Sn117Sn
51118Sb117Sb
52119Te117Te
53120I117I
54121Xe117Xe
55122Cs117Cs
56123Ba117Ba
57124La117La
58125Ce
59126Pr
60127Nd
61128Pm
62129Sm
63130Eu

 


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