Ruthenium-113

Properties and data of the isotope ¹¹³Ru.

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General data

Name of the isotope:Ruthenium-113; Ru-113Symbol:¹¹³Ru or 11344RuMass number A:113 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:44 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:69Isotopic mass:112.92285(4) u (atomic weight of Ruthenium-113)Nuclide mass:112.8987137 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-71.86476 MeVMass defect:1.019330612 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:949.50034909 MeV (per nucleus)
8.40265796 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:S_N = 4.31(4) MeV (first neutron)
S_P = 13.90(4) MeV (first proton)Half-life:0.80(5) sDecay constant λ:0.86643397569993 s^-1Specific activity α:4.658738792410 × 10⁺²¹ Bq g^-1
125911859254.34 Ci g^-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)(1/2+)Year of discovery:1988

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T_½ = 0.80(5) s respectively 8.0 × 10^-1 seconds s.

Decay mode	Daughter	Probability	Decay energy	γ energy (intensity)
β^-	¹¹³Rh	100 %	6.90(4) MeV

Parent Nuclides

Direct parent isotope is: ²⁵²Cf.

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
^113mRu	0 + X keV	510(30) ms	(7/2-)

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 69) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 113) with Ruthenium-113. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

Z	Isotone N = 69	Isobar A = 113
38	¹⁰⁷Sr
39	¹⁰⁸Y
40	¹⁰⁹Zr
41	¹¹⁰Nb	¹¹³Nb
42	¹¹¹Mo	¹¹³Mo
43	¹¹²Tc	¹¹³Tc
44	¹¹³Ru	¹¹³Ru
45	¹¹⁴Rh	¹¹³Rh
46	¹¹⁵Pd	¹¹³Pd
47	¹¹⁶Ag	¹¹³Ag
48	¹¹⁷Cd	¹¹³Cd
49	¹¹⁸In	¹¹³In
50	¹¹⁹Sn	¹¹³Sn
51	¹²⁰Sb	¹¹³Sb
52	¹²¹Te	¹¹³Te
53	¹²²I	¹¹³I
54	¹²³Xe	¹¹³Xe
55	¹²⁴Cs	¹¹³Cs
56	¹²⁵Ba
57	¹²⁶La
58	¹²⁷Ce
59	¹²⁸Pr
60	¹²⁹Nd
61	¹³⁰Pm
62	¹³¹Sm
63	¹³²Eu