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Fermium (100Fm) is asynthetic element, and thus astandard atomic weight cannot be given. Like all artificial elements, it has nostable isotopes. The firstisotope to be discovered (innuclear fallout from theIvy MikeH-bombtest) was255Fm in 1952.250Fm was independently synthesized (to establish priority if the former result had to remain classified) shortly after the discovery of255Fm.
There are 20 knownradioisotopes ranging inatomic mass from241Fm to260Fm (260Fm is unconfirmed), and 5nuclear isomers. The longest-lived isotope is257Fm with ahalf-life of 100.5 days, and the longest-lived isomer is247mFm with a half-life of 5.1 seconds.
| Nuclide [n 1] | Z | N | Isotopic mass(Da)[2] [n 2][n 3] | Half-life[1] | Decay mode[1] [n 4] | Daughter isotope | Spin and parity[1] [n 5][n 6] | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excitation energy | |||||||||||||||||||
| 241Fm | 100 | 141 | 241.07431(32)# | 730(60) μs | SF | (various) | 5/2+# | ||||||||||||
| α (<14%) | 237Cf | ||||||||||||||||||
| β+ (<12%) | 241Es | ||||||||||||||||||
| 242Fm | 100 | 142 | 242.07343(43)# | 0.8(2) ms | SF | (various) | 0+ | ||||||||||||
| 243Fm | 100 | 143 | 243.07441(14)# | 231(9) ms | α (91%) | 239Cf | 7/2−# | ||||||||||||
| SF (9%) | (various) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 244Fm | 100 | 144 | 244.07404(22)# | 3.12(8) ms | SF (>97%) | (various) | 0+ | ||||||||||||
| β+ (<2%) | 244Es | ||||||||||||||||||
| α (<1%) | 240Cf | ||||||||||||||||||
| 245Fm | 100 | 145 | 245.07535(21)# | 4.2(13) s | α (88.5%) | 241Cf | 1/2+# | ||||||||||||
| β+ (11.5%)[3] | 245Es | ||||||||||||||||||
| SF (<0.3%) | (various) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 246Fm | 100 | 146 | 246.075353(15) | 1.54(4) s | α (93.2%) | 242Cf | 0+ | ||||||||||||
| SF (6.8%) | (various) | ||||||||||||||||||
| EC (<1.3%) | 246Es | ||||||||||||||||||
| 247Fm | 100 | 147 | 247.07694(19)# | 31(1) s | α (~64%) | 243Cf | (7/2+) | ||||||||||||
| β+? (~36%) | 247Es | ||||||||||||||||||
| 247mFm | 49(8) keV | 5.1(2) s | α (88%) | 243Cf | (1/2+) | ||||||||||||||
| IT? (12%) | 247Fm | ||||||||||||||||||
| 248Fm | 100 | 148 | 248.077185(9) | 34.5(12) s | α (99.9%) | 244Cf | 0+ | ||||||||||||
| SF (0.1%) | (various) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 248mFm | 1200(100)# keV | 10.1(6) ms | IT? | 248Fm | 6+# | ||||||||||||||
| α? | 244Cf | ||||||||||||||||||
| β+? | 248Es | ||||||||||||||||||
| 249Fm | 100 | 149 | 249.078926(7) | 1.6(1) min | β+? (67%) | 249Es | 7/2+ | ||||||||||||
| α (33%) | 245Cf | ||||||||||||||||||
| 250Fm | 100 | 150 | 250.079520(8) | 31.0(11) min | α (99.99%) | 246Cf | 0+ | ||||||||||||
| SF (6.9×10−3%) | (various) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 250mFm | 1199.2(10) keV | 1.92(5) s | IT | 250Fm | (8−) | ||||||||||||||
| 251Fm | 100 | 151 | 251.081545(15) | 5.30(8) h | β+ (98.20%) | 251Es | 9/2− | ||||||||||||
| α (1.80%) | 247Cf | ||||||||||||||||||
| 251mFm | 200.0(1) keV | 21.8(8) μs | IT | 251Fm | 5/2+ | ||||||||||||||
| 252Fm | 100 | 152 | 252.082466(6) | 25.39(4) h | α (99.99%)[n 7] | 248Cf | 0+ | ||||||||||||
| SF (0.0023%) | (various) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 253Fm | 100 | 153 | 253.0851809(17) | 3.00(12) d | EC (88%) | 253Es | 1/2+ | ||||||||||||
| α (12%) | 249Cf | ||||||||||||||||||
| 253mFm | 351(6) keV | 0.56(6) μs | IT | 253Fm | 11/2−# | ||||||||||||||
| 254Fm | 100 | 154 | 254.0868524(20) | 3.240(2) h | α (99.94%) | 250Cf | 0+ | ||||||||||||
| SF (0.0592%) | (various) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 255Fm | 100 | 155 | 255.089963(4) | 20.07(7) h | α | 251Cf | 7/2+ | ||||||||||||
| SF (2.4×10−5%) | (various) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 256Fm | 100 | 156 | 256.091772(3) | 157.1(13) min | SF (91.9%) | (various) | 0+ | ||||||||||||
| α (8.1%) | 252Cf | ||||||||||||||||||
| 257Fm[n 8] | 100 | 157 | 257.095105(5) | 100.5(2) d | α (99.79%) | 253Cf | 9/2+ | ||||||||||||
| SF (0.210%) | (various) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 258Fm | 100 | 158 | 258.09708(22)# | 370(14) μs | SF | (various) | 0+ | ||||||||||||
| 259Fm | 100 | 159 | 259.10060(30)# | 1.5(2) s | SF | (various) | |||||||||||||
| 260Fm[n 9][n 10] | 100 | 160 | 260.10281(47)# | 1# min | SF | (various) | 0+ | ||||||||||||
| This table header & footer: | |||||||||||||||||||
| EC: | Electron capture |
| IT: | Isomeric transition |
| SF: | Spontaneous fission |
| Isotope | Discovered | Reaction |
|---|---|---|
| 241Fm | 2008 | 204Pb(40Ar,3n) |
| 242Fm | 1975 | 204Pb(40Ar,2n),206Pb(40Ar,4n) |
| 243Fm | 1981 | 206Pb(40Ar,3n) |
| 244Fm | 1967 | 233U(16O,5n) |
| 245Fm | 1967 | 233U(16O,4n) |
| 246Fm | 1966 | 235U(16O,5n) |
| 247Fm | 1967 | 239Pu(12C,4n) |
| 248Fm | 1958 | 240Pu(12C,4n) |
| 249Fm | 1960 | 238U(16O,5n) |
| 250Fm | 1954 | 238U(16O,4n) |
| 251Fm | 1957 | 249Cf(α,2n) |
| 252Fm | 1956 | 249Cf(α,n) |
| 253Fm | 1957 | 252Cf(α,3n) |
| 254Fm | 1954 | Neutron capture |
| 255Fm | 1954 | Neutron capture |
| 256Fm | 1955 | Neutron capture |
| 257Fm | 1964 | Neutron capture |
| 258Fm | 1971 | 257Fm(d,p) |
| 259Fm | 1980 | 257Fm(t,p) |
| 260Fm? | 1992? | 254Es+18O,22Ne — transfer (EC of260Md) |
260Fm was not confirmed in 1997.