Rhodium-96m

Properties and data of the isotope ^96mRh.

Contents

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

General data

Name of the isotope:Rhodium-96m; Rh-96mSymbol:^96mRh or 96m45RhMass number A:96 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:45 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:51Nucleon pairing (Z - N):odd - oddNuclear ratio (N/Z ratio):1.1333333333333 (= neutron-proton ratio)Neutron excess (N-Z):6Excitation energy:51.98(9) keVIsotopic mass:95.914452(11) u (atomic weight of Rhodium-96m)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)Half-life:1.51(2) minDecay constant λ:0.0076506311320082 s^-1Specific activity α:4.849808246775 × 10⁺¹⁹ Bq g^-1
1310758985.6151 Ci g^-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)3+

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T_½ = 1.51(2) min (minutes) respectively 9.06 × 10¹ seconds s.

Decay mode	Daughter	Probability	Decay energy	γ energy (intensity)
EC/β⁺	⁹⁶Ru	40(5) %
Iso	⁹⁶Rh	60(5) %

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
⁹⁶Rh		9.90(10) min	6+

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-96m. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

Z	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