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Naturally occurringmanganese (25Mn) is composed of one stableisotope,55Mn. Twenty-sevenradioisotopes have been characterized, with the most stable being53Mn with ahalf-life of 3.7 million years,54Mn with a half-life of 312.3 days, and52Mn with a half-life of 5.591 days. All of the remainingradioactive isotopes have half-lives that are less than 3 hours and the majority of these have half-lives that are less than a minute. This element also has sevenmeta states.
Manganese is part of theiron group of elements, which are thought to be synthesized in largestars shortly beforesupernova explosions.53Mn decays to53Cr with ahalf-life of 3.7 million years. Because of its relatively short half-life,53Mn occurs only in tiny amounts due to the action ofcosmic rays oniron in rocks.[4] Manganese isotopic contents are typically combined withchromium isotopic contents and have found application inisotope geology andradiometric dating. Mn−Cr isotopic ratios reinforce the evidence from26Al and107Pd for the early history of theSolar System. Variations in53Cr/52Cr and Mn/Cr ratios from severalmeteorites indicate an initial53Mn/55Mn ratio that suggests Mn−Cr isotopic systematics must result from in-situ decay of53Mn in differentiated planetary bodies. Hence53Mn provides additional evidence fornucleosynthetic processes immediately before coalescence of theSolar System.
The isotopes of manganese range from46Mn to73Mn. The primarydecay mode before the most abundant stable isotope,55Mn, iselectron capture and the primary mode after isbeta decay.
Nuclide [n 1] | Z | N | Isotopic mass(Da) [n 2][n 3] | Half-life | Decay mode [n 4] | Daughter isotope [n 5] | Spin and parity [n 6][n 7] | Isotopic abundance | |||||||||||
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Excitation energy[n 7] | |||||||||||||||||||
46Mn | 25 | 21 | 45.986669(93) | 36.2(4) ms | β+,p (57.0%) | 45V | (4+) | ||||||||||||
β+ (25%) | 46Cr | ||||||||||||||||||
β+, 2p (18%) | 44Ti | ||||||||||||||||||
β+,α? | 42Ti | ||||||||||||||||||
47Mn | 25 | 22 | 46.975774(34) | 88.0(13) ms | β+ | 47Cr | 5/2−# | ||||||||||||
β+, p? (<1.7%) | 46V | ||||||||||||||||||
48Mn | 25 | 23 | 47.9685488(72) | 158.1(22) ms | β+ (99.72%) | 48Cr | 4+ | ||||||||||||
β+, p (0.28%) | 47V | ||||||||||||||||||
β+, α (6×10−4%) | 44Ti | ||||||||||||||||||
49Mn | 25 | 24 | 48.9596134(24) | 382(7) ms | β+ | 49Cr | 5/2− | ||||||||||||
50Mn | 25 | 25 | 49.95423816(12) | 283.21(7) ms | β+ | 50Cr | 0+ | ||||||||||||
50mMn | 225.31(7) keV | 1.75(3) min | β+ | 50Cr | 5+ | ||||||||||||||
51Mn | 25 | 26 | 50.94820877(33) | 45.81(21) min | β+ | 51Cr | 5/2− | ||||||||||||
52Mn | 25 | 27 | 51.94555909(14) | 5.591(3) d | β+ | 52Cr | 6+ | ||||||||||||
52mMn | 377.749(5) keV | 21.1(2) min | β+ (98.22%) | 52Cr | 2+ | ||||||||||||||
IT (1.78%) | 52Mn | ||||||||||||||||||
53Mn | 25 | 28 | 52.94128750(37) | 3.7(4)×106 y | EC | 53Cr | 7/2− | trace | |||||||||||
54Mn | 25 | 29 | 53.9403558(11) | 312.081(32) d | EC | 54Cr | 3+ | ||||||||||||
β− (9.3×10−5%) | 54Fe | ||||||||||||||||||
β+ (1.28×10−7%) | 54Cr | ||||||||||||||||||
55Mn | 25 | 30 | 54.93804304(28) | Stable | 5/2− | 1.0000 | |||||||||||||
56Mn | 25 | 31 | 55.93890282(31) | 2.5789(1) h | β− | 56Fe | 3+ | ||||||||||||
57Mn | 25 | 32 | 56.9382859(16) | 85.4(18) s | β− | 57Fe | 5/2− | ||||||||||||
58Mn | 25 | 33 | 57.9400666(29) | 3.0(1) s | β− | 58Fe | 1+ | ||||||||||||
58mMn | 71.77(5) keV | 65.4(5) s | β− | 58Fe | 4+ | ||||||||||||||
IT? | 58Mn | ||||||||||||||||||
59Mn | 25 | 34 | 58.9403911(25) | 4.59(5) s | β− | 59Fe | 5/2− | ||||||||||||
60Mn | 25 | 35 | 59.9431366(25) | 280(20) ms | β− | 60Fe | 1+ | ||||||||||||
60mMn | 271.90(10) keV | 1.77(2) s | β− (88.5%) | 60Fe | 4+ | ||||||||||||||
IT (11.5%) | 60Mn | ||||||||||||||||||
61Mn | 25 | 36 | 60.9444525(25) | 709(8) ms | β− | 61Fe | 5/2− | ||||||||||||
β−,n? | 60Fe | ||||||||||||||||||
62Mn | 25 | 37 | 61.9479074(70) | 92(13) ms | β− | 62Fe | 1+ | ||||||||||||
β−, n? | 61Fe | ||||||||||||||||||
62mMn[n 8] | 343(6) keV | 671(5) ms | β− | 62Fe | 4+ | ||||||||||||||
β−, n? | 61Fe | ||||||||||||||||||
IT? | 61Mn | ||||||||||||||||||
63Mn | 25 | 38 | 62.9496647(40) | 275(4) ms | β− | 63Fe | 5/2− | ||||||||||||
β−, n? | 62Fe | ||||||||||||||||||
64Mn | 25 | 39 | 63.9538494(38) | 88.8(24) ms | β− (97.3%) | 64Fe | 1+ | ||||||||||||
β−, n (2.7%) | 63Fe | ||||||||||||||||||
64mMn | 174.1(5) keV | 439(31) μs | IT | 64Mn | (4+) | ||||||||||||||
65Mn | 25 | 40 | 64.9560197(40) | 91.9(7) ms | β− (92.1%) | 65Fe | (5/2−) | ||||||||||||
β−, n (7.9%) | 64Fe | ||||||||||||||||||
66Mn | 25 | 41 | 65.960547(12) | 63.8(9) ms | β− (92.6%) | 66Fe | (1+) | ||||||||||||
β−, n (7.4%) | 65Fe | ||||||||||||||||||
β−, 2n? | 64Fe | ||||||||||||||||||
66mMn | 464.5(4) keV | 780(40) μs | IT | 66Mn | (5−) | ||||||||||||||
β−? | 66Fe | ||||||||||||||||||
67Mn | 25 | 42 | 66.96395(22)# | 46.7(23) ms | β− (90%) | 67Fe | 5/2−# | ||||||||||||
β−, n (10%) | 66Fe | ||||||||||||||||||
β−, 2n? | 65Fe | ||||||||||||||||||
68Mn | 25 | 43 | 67.96895(32)# | 33.7(15) ms | β− (82%) | 68Fe | (3) | ||||||||||||
β−, n (18%) | 67Fe | ||||||||||||||||||
β−, 2n? | 66Fe | ||||||||||||||||||
69Mn | 25 | 44 | 68.97278(43)# | 22.1(16) ms | β− (60%) | 69Fe | 5/2−# | ||||||||||||
β−, n (40%) | 68Fe | ||||||||||||||||||
β−, 2n? | 67Fe | ||||||||||||||||||
70Mn | 25 | 45 | 69.97805(54)# | 19.9(17) ms | β− | 70Fe | (4,5) | ||||||||||||
β−, n? | 69Fe | ||||||||||||||||||
β−, 2n? | 68Fe | ||||||||||||||||||
71Mn | 25 | 46 | 70.98216(54)# | 16# ms [>400 ns] | β−? | 71Fe | 5/2-# | ||||||||||||
β−, n? | 70Fe | ||||||||||||||||||
β−, 2n? | 69Fe | ||||||||||||||||||
72Mn | 25 | 47 | 71.98801(64)# | 12# ms [>620 ns] | β−? | 72Fe | |||||||||||||
β−, n? | 71Fe | ||||||||||||||||||
β−, 2n? | 70Fe | ||||||||||||||||||
73Mn | 25 | 48 | 72.99281(64)# | 12# ms [>410 ns] | β−? | 73Fe | 5/2−# | ||||||||||||
This table header & footer: |
EC: | Electron capture |
IT: | Isomeric transition |
n: | Neutron emission |
p: | Proton emission |