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Xenon-143

Properties and data of the isotope 143Xe.


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

 

General data

Name of the isotope:Xenon-143; Xe-143Symbol:143Xe or 14354XeMass number A:143 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:54 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:89Nucleon pairing (Z - N):even - oddNuclear ratio (N/Z ratio):1.6481481481481 (= neutron-proton ratio)Neutron excess (N-Z):35Isotopic mass:142.935370(5) u (atomic weight of Xenon-143)Nuclide mass:142.9057486 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-60.20246 MeVMass defect:1.258359252 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:1172.15409308 MeV (per nucleus)
8.19688177 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)
Separation energy:SN = 3.045(5) MeV (first neutron)
SP = 12.72(37) MeV (first proton)
Half-life:511(6) msDecay constant λ:1.3564524081408 s-1Specific activity α:5.752639064524 × 10+21 Bq g-1
155476731473.62 Ci g-1
Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)
5/2-Magnetic dipole moment:μ(μN) = -0.460(2)Quadrupole moment Q:+0.93(3) barn (100 fm2)Nuclear g-factor:gl = -0.184Charge radius:4.8942(187) femtometer fmYear of discovery:1951

 

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T½ = 511(6) ms respectively 5.11 × 10-1 seconds s.

Decay
mode
DaughterProbabilityDecay energyγ energy
(intensity)
β-143Cs< 100 %7.473(9) MeV
β-, n142Cs> 0 %2.240(8) MeV

 

Parent Nuclides

Direct parent isotope is: 248Cm.

 

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 89) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 143) with Xenon-143. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

 

ZIsotone N = 89Isobar A = 143
50139Sn
51140Sb
52141Te143Te
53142I143I
54143Xe143Xe
55144Cs143Cs
56145Ba143Ba
57146La143La
58147Ce143Ce
59148Pr143Pr
60149Nd143Nd
61150Pm143Pm
62151Sm143Sm
63152Eu143Eu
64153Gd143Gd
65154Tb143Tb
66155Dy143Dy
67156Ho143Ho
68157Er143Er
69158Tm
70159Yb
71160Lu
72161Hf
73162Ta
74163W
75164Re
76165Os
77166Ir
78167Pt

 

External data and identifiers

Adopted Levels, Gammas:NuDat 143Xe

 


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