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Terbium-154

Properties and data of the isotope 154Tb.


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

 

General data

Name of the isotope:Terbium-154; Tb-154Symbol:154Tb or 15465TbMass number A:154 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:65 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:89Nucleon pairing (Z - N):odd - oddNuclear ratio (N/Z ratio):1.3692307692308 (= neutron-proton ratio)Neutron excess (N-Z):24Isotopic mass:153.92468(5) u (atomic weight of Terbium-154)Nuclide mass:153.8890253 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-70.16013 MeVMass defect:1.355124604 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:1262.29043788 MeV (per nucleus)
8.19669116 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)
Separation energy:SN = 6.91(5) MeV (first neutron)
SP = 4.56(5) MeV (first proton)
Half-life:21.5(4) hDecay constant λ:8.955389929715 × 10-6 s-1Specific activity α:3.524877098849 × 10+16 Bq g-1
952669.48617565 Ci g-1
Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)
0Charge radius:5.0333 femtometer fmYear of discovery:1950

 

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T½ = 21.5(4) h (hours) respectively 7.7400 × 104 seconds s.

Decay
mode
DaughterProbabilityDecay energyγ energy
(intensity)
EC/β+154Gd99.9 %3.55(5) MeV
β-154Dy0.1 %0.24(5) MeV

 

Nuclear Isomers

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

Nuclear IsomerExcitation EnergyHalf-lifeSpin
154m1Tb+x keV9.4(4) h3-
154m2Tb22.7(5) h7-

 

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 89) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 154) with Terbium-154. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

 

ZIsotone N = 89Isobar A = 154
50139Sn
51140Sb
52141Te
53142I
54143Xe
55144Cs
56145Ba154Ba
57146La154La
58147Ce154Ce
59148Pr154Pr
60149Nd154Nd
61150Pm154Pm
62151Sm154Sm
63152Eu154Eu
64153Gd154Gd
65154Tb154Tb
66155Dy154Dy
67156Ho154Ho
68157Er154Er
69158Tm154Tm
70159Yb154Yb
71160Lu154Lu
72161Hf154Hf
73162Ta
74163W
75164Re
76165Os
77166Ir
78167Pt

 

External data and identifiers

Adopted Levels, Gammas:NuDat 154Tb

 


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