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| Standard atomic weightAr°(Rb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rubidium (37Rb) has 35 knownisotopes, from72Rb to106Rb, with naturally occurring rubidium composed of two: stable85Rb (72.2%) andradioactive87Rb (27.8%). Theprimordial radionuclide87Rb has ahalf-life of4.97×1010 years,beta decaying to stable87Sr. It is, as the element is, widespread on Earth as rubidium readily substitutes forpotassium in allminerals. The decay of87Rb has been used extensively indating rocks; seerubidium–strontium dating for a more detailed discussion.
Other than87Rb, the longest-livedradioisotopes are83Rb with a half-life of 86.2 days,84Rb with a half-life of 32.82 days, and86Rb with a half-life of 18.645 days. All other radioisotopes have half-lives less than a day, most less than 20 minutes. Of the isomeric states the most stable is82mRb at 6.472 hours.
The ground state of82Rb has a much shorterhalf-life of 1.2575 minutes. It is used medically in somecardiacpositron emission tomography scans to assessmyocardial perfusion. It is synthesized through the longer-lived82Sr, made in a cyclotron, though agenerator. It may be administered as thechloride.
| Nuclide [n 1] | Z | N | Isotopic mass(Da)[4] [n 2][n 3] | Half-life[1] [n 4][n 5] | Decay mode[1] [n 6] | Daughter isotope [n 7][n 8] | Spin and parity[1] [n 9][n 5] | Natural abundance(mole fraction) | |||||||||||
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| Excitation energy[n 5] | Normal proportion[1] | Range of variation | |||||||||||||||||
| 72Rb | 37 | 35 | 71.95885(54)# | 103(22) ns | p | 71Kr | 1+# | ||||||||||||
| 73Rb | 37 | 36 | 72.950605(44) | <81 ns | p | 72Kr | 3/2−# | ||||||||||||
| 74Rb | 37 | 37 | 73.9442659(32) | 64.78(3) ms | β+ | 74Kr | 0+ | ||||||||||||
| 75Rb | 37 | 38 | 74.9385732(13) | 19.0(12) s | β+ | 75Kr | 3/2− | ||||||||||||
| 76Rb | 37 | 39 | 75.9350730(10) | 36.5(6) s | β+ | 76Kr | 1− | ||||||||||||
| β+,α (3.8×10−7%) | 72Se | ||||||||||||||||||
| 76mRb | 316.93(8) keV | 3.050(7) μs | IT | 76Rb | (4+) | ||||||||||||||
| 77Rb | 37 | 40 | 76.9304016(14) | 3.78(4) min | β+ | 77Kr | 3/2− | ||||||||||||
| 78Rb | 37 | 41 | 77.9281419(35) | 17.66(3) min | β+ | 78Kr | 0+ | ||||||||||||
| 78m1Rb | 46.84(14) keV | 910(40) ns | IT | 78Rb | (1−) | ||||||||||||||
| 78m2Rb | 111.19(22) keV | 5.74(3) min | β+ (91%) | 78Kr | 4− | ||||||||||||||
| IT (9%) | 78Rb | ||||||||||||||||||
| 79Rb | 37 | 42 | 78.9239901(21) | 22.9(5) min | β+ | 79Kr | 5/2+ | ||||||||||||
| 80Rb | 37 | 43 | 79.9225164(20) | 33.4(7) s | β+ | 80Kr | 1+ | ||||||||||||
| 80mRb | 493.9(5) keV | 1.63(4) μs | IT | 80Rb | (6+) | ||||||||||||||
| 81Rb | 37 | 44 | 80.9189939(53) | 4.572(4) h | β+ | 81Kr | 3/2− | ||||||||||||
| 81mRb | 86.31(7) keV | 30.5(3) min | IT (97.6%) | 81Rb | 9/2+ | ||||||||||||||
| β+ (2.4%) | 81Kr | ||||||||||||||||||
| 82Rb | 37 | 45 | 81.9182090(32) | 1.2575(2) min | β+ | 82Kr | 1+ | ||||||||||||
| 82mRb | 69.0(15) keV | 6.472(6) h | β+ | 82Kr | 5− | ||||||||||||||
| 83Rb | 37 | 46 | 82.9151142(25) | 86.2(1) d | EC | 83Kr | 5/2− | ||||||||||||
| 83mRb | 42.0780(20) keV | 7.8(7) ms | IT | 83Rb | 9/2+ | ||||||||||||||
| 84Rb | 37 | 47 | 83.9143752(24) | 32.82(7) d | β+ (96.1%) | 84Kr | 2− | ||||||||||||
| β− (3.9%) | 84Sr | ||||||||||||||||||
| 84mRb | 463.59(8) keV | 20.26(4) min | IT | 84Rb | 6− | ||||||||||||||
| 85Rb[n 10] | 37 | 48 | 84.9117897360(54) | Stable | 5/2− | 0.7217(2) | |||||||||||||
| 85mRb | 514.0065(22) keV | 1.015(1) μs | IT | 85Rb | 9/2+ | ||||||||||||||
| 86Rb | 37 | 49 | 85.91116744(21) | 18.645(8) d | β− (99.9948%) | 86Sr | 2− | ||||||||||||
| EC (0.0052%) | 86Kr | ||||||||||||||||||
| 86mRb | 556.05(18) keV | 1.017(3) min | IT | 86Rb | 6− | ||||||||||||||
| 87Rb[n 10][n 11][n 12] | 37 | 50 | 86.909180529(6) | 4.97(3)×1010 y | β− | 87Sr | 3/2− | 0.2783(2) | |||||||||||
| 88Rb | 37 | 51 | 87.91131559(17) | 17.78(3) min | β− | 88Sr | 2− | ||||||||||||
| 88mRb | 1373.8(3) keV | 123(13) ns | IT | 88Rb | (7+) | ||||||||||||||
| 89Rb | 37 | 52 | 88.9122781(58) | 15.32(10) min | β− | 89Sr | 3/2− | ||||||||||||
| 90Rb | 37 | 53 | 89.9147976(69) | 158(5) s | β− | 90Sr | 0− | ||||||||||||
| 90mRb | 106.90(3) keV | 258(4) s | β− (97.4%) | 90Sr | 3− | ||||||||||||||
| IT (2.6%) | 90 Rb | ||||||||||||||||||
| 91Rb | 37 | 54 | 90.9165373(84) | 58.2(3) s | β− | 91Sr | 3/2− | ||||||||||||
| 92Rb | 37 | 55 | 91.9197285(66) | 4.48(3) s | β− (99.99%) | 92Sr | 0− | ||||||||||||
| β−,n (0.0107%) | 91Sr | ||||||||||||||||||
| 93Rb | 37 | 56 | 92.9220393(84) | 5.84(2) s | β− (98.61%) | 93Sr | 5/2− | ||||||||||||
| β−, n (1.39%) | 92Sr | ||||||||||||||||||
| 93mRb | 4423.1(15) keV | 111(11) ns | IT | 93Rb | (27/2−) | ||||||||||||||
| 94Rb | 37 | 57 | 93.9263948(22) | 2.702(5) s | β− (89.7%) | 94Sr | 3− | ||||||||||||
| β−, n (10.3%) | 93Sr | ||||||||||||||||||
| 94m1Rb | 104.2(2) keV | 130(15) ns | IT | 94Rb | (0−) | ||||||||||||||
| 94m2Rb | 2074.9(14) keV | 107(16) ns | IT | 94Rb | (10−) | ||||||||||||||
| 95Rb | 37 | 58 | 94.929264(22) | 377.7(8) ms | β− (91.3%) | 95Sr | 5/2− | ||||||||||||
| β−, n (8.7%) | 94Sr | ||||||||||||||||||
| 95mRb | 835.0(6) keV | <500 ns | IT | 95Rb | 9/2+# | ||||||||||||||
| 96Rb | 37 | 59 | 95.9341334(36) | 201.5(9) ms | β− (86.3%) | 96Sr | 2− | ||||||||||||
| β−, n (13.7%) | 95Sr | ||||||||||||||||||
| 96m1Rb[n 13] | 0(200)# keV | 200# ms [>1 ms] | 1(+#) | ||||||||||||||||
| 96m2Rb | 1134.6(11) keV | 1.80(4) μs | IT | 96Rb | (10−) | ||||||||||||||
| 97Rb | 37 | 60 | 96.9371771(21) | 169.1(6) ms | β− (74.5%) | 97Sr | 3/2+ | ||||||||||||
| β−, n (25.5%) | 96Sr | ||||||||||||||||||
| 97mRb | 76.6(2) keV | 5.7(6) μs | IT | 97Rb | (1/2,3/2)− | ||||||||||||||
| 98Rb | 37 | 61 | 97.941632(17) | 115(6) ms | β−(85.65%) | 98Sr | (0−) | ||||||||||||
| β−, n (14.3%) | 97Sr | ||||||||||||||||||
| β−, 2n (0.054%) | 96Sr | ||||||||||||||||||
| 98m1Rb | 73(26) keV | 96(3) ms | β− | 98Sr | (3+) | ||||||||||||||
| 98m2Rb | 178.5(4) keV | 358(7) ns | IT | 98Rb | (2−) | ||||||||||||||
| 99Rb | 37 | 62 | 98.9451192(43) | 54(4) ms | β− (82.7%) | 99Sr | (3/2+) | ||||||||||||
| β−, n (17.3%) | 98Sr | ||||||||||||||||||
| 100Rb | 37 | 63 | 99.950332(14) | 51.3(16) ms | β− (94.3%) | 100Sr | 4−# | ||||||||||||
| β−, n (5.6%) | 99Sr | ||||||||||||||||||
| β−, 2n (0.15%) | 98Sr | ||||||||||||||||||
| 101Rb | 37 | 64 | 100.954302(22) | 31.8(33) ms | β− (72%) | 101Sr | 3/2+# | ||||||||||||
| β−, n (28%) | 100Sr | ||||||||||||||||||
| 102Rb | 37 | 65 | 101.960008(89) | 37(4) ms | β−, n (65%) | 101Sr | (4+) | ||||||||||||
| β− (35%) | 102Sr | ||||||||||||||||||
| 103Rb | 37 | 66 | 102.96440(43)# | 26(11) ms | β− | 103Sr | 3/2+# | ||||||||||||
| 104Rb | 37 | 67 | 103.97053(54)# | 35# ms [>550 ns] | |||||||||||||||
| 105Rb[5] | 37 | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 106Rb[5] | 37 | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
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| EC: | Electron capture |
| IT: | Isomeric transition |
| n: | Neutron emission |
| p: | Proton emission |
Rubidium-87 is one of two natural isotopes of rubidium, with an abundance of 27.835%, and a half-life of4.97×1010 years, withbeta decay tostrontium-87, a stable isotope.
During fractional crystallization ofigneous rock, Sr tends to become concentrated in plagioclase, leaving Rb in the liquid phase. Hence, the Rb/Sr ratio in residual magma may increase over time, resulting in rocks with increasing Rb/Sr ratios with increasing differentiation. The highest ratios (10 or higher) occur in pegmatites. The age of a mineral, if it has not been subsequently altered, is determined by the parent and daughter abundances, the half-life, and the original content of the daughter, here strontium; the87Sr/86Sr ratio helps in its calculation. Seerubidium-strontium dating for further detail.
Rubidium-87 was the first and the most popular atom for makingBose–Einstein condensates in diluteatomic gases. Even thoughrubidium-85 is more abundant, rubidium-87 has a positive scattering length, which means it is mutually repulsive, at low temperatures. This prevents a collapse of all but the smallest condensates. It is also easy to evaporatively cool, with a consistent strong mutual scattering. There is also a strong supply of cheap uncoateddiode lasers typically used inCD writers, which can operate at the correct wavelength.
Daughter products other than rubidium