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| Standard atomic weightAr°(Ce) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Naturally occurringcerium (58Ce) is composed of 4 stableisotopes:136Ce,138Ce,140Ce, and142Ce, with140Ce being the most abundant (88.45%natural abundance) and the only one that is theoretically stable. The others,136Ce,138Ce, and142Ce are predicted to undergodouble beta decay, which has never been observed. There are 35radioisotopes that have been characterized, with the most stable being144Ce, with a half-life of 284.89 days;139Ce, with a half-life of 137.64 days and141Ce, with a half-life of 32.505 days. All of the remainingradioactive isotopes have half-lives that are less than 4 days and the majority of these have half-lives that are less than 10 minutes.
The known isotopes of cerium range from121Ce to157Ce, in addition to 14meta states.
| Nuclide [n 1] | Z | N | Isotopic mass(Da)[4] [n 2][n 3] | Half-life[1] [n 4] | Decay mode[1] [n 5] | Daughter isotope [n 6] | Spin and parity[1] [n 7][n 4] | Natural abundance(mole fraction) | |||||||||||
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| Excitation energy | Normal proportion[1] | Range of variation | |||||||||||||||||
| 120Ce | 58 | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 121Ce | 58 | 63 | 120.94344(43)# | 1.1(1) s | β+ (99%) | 121La | 5/2(+#) | ||||||||||||
| β+,p (1%) | 120Ba | ||||||||||||||||||
| 122Ce | 58 | 64 | 121.93787(43)# | 2# s | β+ | 122La | 0+ | ||||||||||||
| 123Ce | 58 | 65 | 122.93528(32)# | 3.8(2) s | β+ (?%) | 123La | (5/2)(+#) | ||||||||||||
| β+, p (?%) | 122Ba | ||||||||||||||||||
| 124Ce | 58 | 66 | 123.93031(32)# | 9.1(12) s | β+ | 124La | 0+ | ||||||||||||
| 125Ce | 58 | 67 | 124.92844(21)# | 9.7(3) s | β+ (?%) | 125La | (7/2−) | ||||||||||||
| β+, p (?%) | 124Ba | ||||||||||||||||||
| 125mCe | 93.6(4) keV | 13(10) s | IT | 125Ce | (1/2+) | ||||||||||||||
| 126Ce | 58 | 68 | 125.923971(30) | 51.0(3) s | β+ | 126La | 0+ | ||||||||||||
| 127Ce | 58 | 69 | 126.922727(31) | 34(2) s | β+ | 127La | (1/2+) | ||||||||||||
| 127m1Ce | 7.3(11) keV | 28.6(7) s | β+ | 127La | (5/2+) | ||||||||||||||
| 127m2Ce | 36.9(11) keV | >10 μs | IT | 127Ce | (7/2−) | ||||||||||||||
| 128Ce | 58 | 70 | 127.918911(30) | 3.93(2) min | β+ | 128La | 0+ | ||||||||||||
| 129Ce | 58 | 71 | 128.918102(30) | 3.5(3) min | β+ | 129La | (5/2+) | ||||||||||||
| 130Ce | 58 | 72 | 129.914736(30) | 22.9(5) min | β+ | 130La | 0+ | ||||||||||||
| 130mCe | 2453.6(3) keV | 100(8) ns | IT | 130Ce | 7− | ||||||||||||||
| 131Ce | 58 | 73 | 130.914429(35) | 10.3(3) min | β+ | 131La | 7/2+ | ||||||||||||
| 131mCe | 63.09(9) keV | 5.4(4) min | β+ | 131La | (1/2+) | ||||||||||||||
| 132Ce | 58 | 74 | 131.911466(22) | 3.51(11) h | β+ | 132La | 0+ | ||||||||||||
| 132mCe | 2341.15(21) keV | 9.4(3) ms | IT | 132Ce | 8− | ||||||||||||||
| 133Ce | 58 | 75 | 132.911520(18) | 97(4) min | β+ | 133La | 1/2+ | ||||||||||||
| 133mCe | 37.2(7) keV | 5.1(3) h | β+ | 133La | 9/2− | ||||||||||||||
| 134Ce | 58 | 76 | 133.908928(22) | 3.16(4) d | EC | 134La | 0+ | ||||||||||||
| 134mCe | 3208.6(4) keV | 308(5) ns | IT | 134Ce | 10+ | ||||||||||||||
| 135Ce | 58 | 77 | 134.909161(11) | 17.7(3) h | β+ | 135La | 1/2+ | ||||||||||||
| 135mCe | 445.81(21) keV | 20(1) s | IT | 135Ce | (11/2−) | ||||||||||||||
| 136Ce | 58 | 78 | 135.90712926(35) | Observationally stable[n 8] | 0+ | 0.00186(2) | |||||||||||||
| 136mCe | 3095.0(6) keV | 1.96(9) μs | IT | 136Ce | 10+ | ||||||||||||||
| 137Ce | 58 | 79 | 136.90776242(39) | 9.0(3) h | β+ | 137La | 3/2+ | ||||||||||||
| 137mCe | 254.29(5) keV | 34.4(3) h | IT (99.21%) | 137Ce | 11/2− | ||||||||||||||
| β+ (0.79%) | 137La | ||||||||||||||||||
| 138Ce | 58 | 80 | 137.90599418(54) | Observationally stable[n 9] | 0+ | 0.00251(2) | |||||||||||||
| 138mCe | 2129.28(12) keV | 8.73(20) ms | IT | 138Ce | 7- | ||||||||||||||
| 139Ce | 58 | 81 | 138.9066470(22) | 137.642(20) d | EC | 139La | 3/2+ | ||||||||||||
| 139mCe | 754.24(8) keV | 57.58(32) s | IT | 139Ce | 11/2− | ||||||||||||||
| 140Ce[n 10] | 58 | 82 | 139.9054484(14) | Stable | 0+ | 0.88449(51) | |||||||||||||
| 140mCe | 2107.854(24) keV | 7.3(15) μs | IT | 140Ce | 6+ | ||||||||||||||
| 141Ce[n 10] | 58 | 83 | 140.9082860(14) | 32.505(10) d | β− | 141Pr | 7/2− | ||||||||||||
| 142Ce[n 10] | 58 | 84 | 141.9092502(26) | Observationally stable[n 11][5] | 0+ | 0.11114(51) | |||||||||||||
| 143Ce[n 10] | 58 | 85 | 142.9123920(26) | 33.039(6) h | β− | 143Pr | 3/2− | ||||||||||||
| 144Ce[n 10] | 58 | 86 | 143.9136528(30) | 284.886(25) d | β− | 144Pr | 0+ | ||||||||||||
| 145Ce | 58 | 87 | 144.917265(36) | 3.01(6) min | β− | 145Pr | 5/2−# | ||||||||||||
| 146Ce | 58 | 88 | 145.918812(16) | 13.49(16) min | β− | 146Pr | 0+ | ||||||||||||
| 147Ce | 58 | 89 | 146.9226899(92) | 56.4(10) s | β− | 147Pr | (5/2−) | ||||||||||||
| 148Ce | 58 | 90 | 147.924424(12) | 56.8(3) s | β− | 148Pr | 0+ | ||||||||||||
| 149Ce | 58 | 91 | 148.928427(11) | 4.94(4) s | β− | 149Pr | 3/2−# | ||||||||||||
| 150Ce | 58 | 92 | 149.930384(13) | 6.05(7) s | β− | 150Pr | 0+ | ||||||||||||
| 151Ce | 58 | 93 | 150.934272(19) | 1.76(6) s | β− | 151Pr | (3/2−) | ||||||||||||
| 152Ce | 58 | 94 | 151.93668(22)# | 1.42(2) s | β− | 152Pr | 0+ | ||||||||||||
| 153Ce | 58 | 95 | 152.94105(22)# | 865(25) ms | β− | 153Pr | 3/2−# | ||||||||||||
| 154Ce | 58 | 96 | 153.94394(22)# | 722(14) ms | β− | 154Pr | 0+ | ||||||||||||
| 155Ce | 58 | 97 | 154.94871(32)# | 313(7) ms | β− | 155Pr | 5/2−# | ||||||||||||
| 156Ce | 58 | 98 | 155.95188(32)# | 233(9) ms | β− | 156Pr | 0+ | ||||||||||||
| 157Ce | 58 | 99 | 156.95713(43)# | 175(41) ms | β− | 157Pr | 7/2+# | ||||||||||||
| 158Ce | 58 | 100 | 157.96077(43)# | 99(93) ms | β− | 158Pr | 0+ | ||||||||||||
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| EC: | Electron capture |
| IT: | Isomeric transition |
| p: | Proton emission |
Daughter products other than cerium