Physics:Isotopes of antimony

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Template:Infobox antimony isotopes Antimony (51Sb) occurs naturally as two stable isotopes, 121Sb (57.21%) and 123Sb (42.79%). There are 37 artificial radioactive isotopes known with mass numbers 104 to 142, the lightest two of which (104-105Sb) are beyond the proton drip line. Isotopes that are lighter than the stable isotopes tend to decay by β+, and those that are heavier tend to decay by β−; the intermediate 122Sb is observed to decay in both ways.

The longest-lived radioisotopes of antimony are: the minor fission product 125Sb, with a half-life of 2.758 years; 124Sb, with half-life 60.20 days; and 126Sb, with half-life 12.35 days. All other isotopes have half-lives less than 4 days, most less than an hour. Of the numerous isomers reported, the longest-lived is 120m1Sb with half-life 5.76 days; this nuclide has not been confirmed not to be the ground state.

List of isotopes


Nuclide
[n 1]
Z N Isotopic mass (u)
[n 2][n 3]
Half-life
Decay
mode

[n 4]
Daughter
isotope

[n 5][n 6]
Spin and
parity
[n 7][n 8]
Physics:Natural abundance (mole fraction)
Excitation energy[n 8] Normal proportion Range of variation
104Sb 51 53 103.936331(24)[1] 1995 470(130) ms β+? 104Sn
p (<7%) 103Sn
β+, p (<7%) 103In
α? 100In
105Sb 51 54 104.931277(23) 1994 1.12(16) s β+ (>99.9%) 105Sn (5/2+)
p (<0.1%) 104Sn
β+, p? 104In
106Sb 51 55 105.9286380(80) 1981 0.6(2) s β+ 106Sn (2+)
106mSb 103.5(3) keV 1999 226(14) ns IT 106Sb (4+)
107Sb 51 56 106.9241506(45) 1994 4.0(2) s β+ 107Sn 5/2+#
108Sb 51 57 107.9222267(59) 1976 7.4(3) s β+ 108Sn (4+)
109Sb 51 58 108.9181412(57) 1976 17.2(5) s β+ 109Sn 5/2+#
110Sb 51 59 109.9168543(64) 1972 23.6(3) s β+ 110Sn (3+)
111Sb 51 60 110.9132182(95) 1972 75(1) s β+ 111Sn (5/2+)
112Sb 51 61 111.912400(19) 1959 53.5(6) s β+ 112Sn (3+)
112mSb 825.9(4) keV 1976 536(22) ns IT 112Sb (8−)
113Sb 51 62 112.909375(18) 1958 6.67(7) min β+ 113Sn 5/2+
114Sb 51 63 113.909289(21) 1959 3.49(3) min β+ 114Sn 3+
114mSb 495.5(7) keV 1973 219(12) μs IT 114Sb (8−)
115Sb 51 64 114.906598(17) 1958 32.1(3) min β+ 115Sn 5/2+
115mSb 2796.26(9) keV 1977 159(3) ns IT 115Sb (19/2)−
116Sb 51 65 115.9067927(55) 1949 15.8(8) min β+ 116Sn 3+
116m1Sb 93.99(5) keV 1976 194(4) ns IT 116Sb 1+
116m2Sb 390(40) keV 1954 60.3(6) min β+ 116Sn 8−
117Sb 51 66 116.9048415(91) 1947 2.97(2) h β+ 117Sn 5/2+
117m1Sb 3130.76(19) keV 1970 355(17) μs IT 117Sb (25/2)+
117m2Sb 3230.7(2) keV 1987 290(5) ns IT 117Sb (23/2−)
118Sb 51 67 117.9055322(32) 1947 3.6(1) min β+ 118Sn 1+
118m1Sb 50.814(21) keV 1975 20.6(6) μs IT 118Sb 3+
118m2Sb 250(6) keV 1948 5.01(3) h β+ 118Sn 8−
119Sb 51 68 118.9039441(75) 1947 38.19(22) h EC 119Sn 5/2+
119m1Sb 2553.6(3) keV 1987 130(3) ns IT 119Sb 19/2−
119m2Sb 2841.7(4) keV 1979 835(81) ms IT 119Sb 25/2+
120Sb 51 69 119.9050803(77) 1937 15.89(4) min β+ 120Sn 1+
120m1Sb[n 9] 0(100)# keV 1948 5.76(2) d β+ 120Sn 8−
120m2Sb 78.16(5) keV 1976 246(2) ns IT 120Sb (3+)
120m3Sb 2328(100)# keV 1987 400(8) ns IT 120Sb 13+
121Sb[n 10] 51 70 120.9038114(27) 1922 Stable 5/2+ 0.5721(5)
121mSb 2751(17) keV 2009 179(6) μs IT 121Sb (25/2+)
122Sb 51 71 121.9051693(27) 1939 2.7238(2) d β− (97.59%) 122Te 2−
β+ (2.41%) 122Sn
122m1Sb 61.4131(5) keV 1962 1.86(8) μs IT 122Sb 3+
122m2Sb 137.4726(8) keV 1962 0.53(3) ms IT 122Sb 5+
122m3Sb 163.5591(17) keV 1947 4.191(3) min IT 122Sb 8−
123Sb[n 10] 51 72 122.9042153(15) 1922 Stable 7/2+ 0.4279(5)
123m1Sb 2237.8(3) keV 2008 214(3) ns IT 123Sb 19/2−
123m2Sb 2613.4(4) keV 2007 65(1) μs IT 123Sb 23/2+
124Sb 51 73 123.9059371(15) 1939 60.20(3) d β− 124Te 3−
124m1Sb 10.8627(8) keV 1947 93(5) s IT (75%) 124Sb 5+
β− (25%) 124Te
124m2Sb 36.8440(14) keV 1947 20.2(2) min IT 124m1Sb (8)−
124m3Sb 40.8038(7) keV 1980 3.2(3) μs IT 124Sb (3+)
125Sb[n 10] 51 74 124.9052543(27) 1951 2.7576(11) y β− 125Te 7/2+
125m1Sb 1971.25(20) keV 2007 4.1(2) μs IT 125Sb 15/2−
125m2Sb 2112.1(3) keV 2007 28.5(5) μs IT 125Sb 19/2−
125m3Sb 2471.0(4) keV 2007 277.0(64) ns IT 125Sb (23/2)+
126Sb 51 75 125.907253(34) 1956 12.35(6) d β− 126Te 8−
126m1Sb 17.7(3) keV 1961 19.15(8) min β− (86%) 126Te 5+
IT (14%) 126Sb
126m2Sb 40.4(3) keV 1976 ~11 s IT 126m1Sb 3−
126m3Sb 104.6(3) keV 1971 553(5) ns IT 126Sb 3+
126m4Sb 1810.7(17) keV 2019 90(16) ns IT 126Sb (13+)
127Sb[n 10] 51 76 126.9069256(55) 1939 3.85(5) d β− 127Te 7/2+
127m1Sb 1920.19(21) keV 1974 11.7(1) μs IT 127Sb 15/2−
127m2Sb 2324.7(4) keV 2005 269(5) ns IT 127Sb 23/2+
128Sb 51 77 127.909146(20) 1956 9.05(4) h β− 128Te 8−
128m1Sb 10(6) keV 1956 10.41(18) min β− (96.4%) 128Te 5+
IT (3.6%) 128Sb
128m2Sb 1617.3(7) keV 2019 500(20) ns IT 128Sb (11+)
128m3Sb 1769.9(12) keV 2019 217(7) ns IT 128Sb (13+)
129Sb 51 78 128.909147(23) 1939 4.366(26) h β− 129Te 7/2+
129m1Sb 1851.31(6) keV 1982 17.7(1) min β− (85%) 129Te 19/2−
IT (15%) 129Sb
129m2Sb 1861.06(5) keV 1987 2.23(17) μs IT 129Sb 15/2−
129m3Sb 2139.4(3) keV 2003 0.89(3) μs IT 129Sb 23/2+
130Sb 51 79 129.911663(15) 1962 39.5(8) min β− 130Te 8−
130m1Sb 4.80(20) keV 1962 6.3(2) min β− 130Te 4+
130m2Sb 84.67(4) keV 2002 800(100) ns IT 130Sb 6−
130m3Sb 1508(1) keV 2019 600(15) ns IT 130Sb (11+)
130m4Sb 1544.7(5) keV 2002 1.25(1) μs IT 130Sb (13+)
131Sb 51 80 130.9119893(22) 1956 23.03(4) min β− 131Te 7/2+
131m1Sb 1676.06(6) keV 1977 64.2(26) μs IT 131Sb 15/2−
131m2Sb 1687.2(9) keV 2000 4.3(8) μs IT 131Sb 19/2−
131m3Sb 2165.6(15) keV 2000 0.97(3) μs IT 131Sb 23/2+
132Sb 51 81 131.9145141(29)[2] 1956 2.79(7) min β− 132Te (4)+
132m1Sb 139.3(20) keV[2] 1974 4.10(5) min β− 132Te (8−)
132m2Sb 254.5(3) keV 1989 102(4) ns IT 132Sb (6−)
133Sb 51 82 132.9152721(34) 1966 2.34(5) min β− 133Te (7/2+)
133mSb 4541(9) keV 1978 16.54(19) μs IT 133Sb (21/2+)
134Sb 51 83 133.9205373(33) 1967 674(4) ms β− 134Te (0-)
β−, n? 133Te
134mSb 279(1) keV 1972 10.01(4) s β− (99.91%) 134Te (7−)
β−, n (0.088%) 133Te
135Sb 51 84 134.9251844(28) 1964 1.668(9) s β− (80.9%) 135Te (7/2+)
β−, n (19.1%) 134Te
136Sb 51 85 135.9307490(63) 1976 0.923(14) s β− (75.2%) 136Te (1−)
β−, n (24.7%) 135Te
β−, 2n (0.14%) 134Te
136mSb 269.3(5) keV 2001 570(5) ns IT 136Sb (6−)
137Sb 51 86 136.935523(56) 1994 497(21) ms β− (51%) 137Te 7/2+#
β−, n (49%) 136Te
β−, 2n? 135Te
138Sb 51 87 137.94133(32)# 1994 333(7) ms β−, n (72%) 137Te (3−)
β− (28%) 138Te
β−, 2n? 136Te
139Sb 51 88 138.94627(43)# 1994 182(9) ms β−, n (90%) 138Te 7/2+#
β− (10%) 139Te
β−, 2n? 137Te
140Sb 51 89 139.95235(64)# 2010 170(6) ms β− (69%) 140Te (3−)
β−, n (23%) 139Te
β−, 2n (7.6%) 138Te
140mSb 330(30)# keV 2016 41(8) μs IT 140Sb (6−,7−)
141Sb 51 90 140.95755(54)# 2015 103(29) ms β− 141Te 7/2+#
β−, n? 140Te
β−, 2n? 139Te
142Sb 51 91 141.96392(32)# 2018 80(50) ms β− 142Te
β−, n? 141Te
β−, 2n? 140Te
  1. ↑ mSb – Excited nuclear isomer.
  2. ↑ ( ) – Uncertainty (1σ) is given in concise form in parentheses after the corresponding last digits.
  3. ↑ # – Atomic mass marked #: value and uncertainty derived not from purely experimental data, but at least partly from trends from the Mass Surface (TMS).
  4. ↑ Modes of decay:
    EC: Electron capture
    IT: Isomeric transition
    n: Neutron emission
    p: Proton emission
  5. ↑ Bold italics symbol as daughter – Daughter product is nearly stable.
  6. ↑ Bold symbol as daughter – Daughter product is stable.
  7. ↑ ( ) spin value – Indicates spin with weak assignment arguments.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 # – Values marked # are not purely derived from experimental data, but at least partly from trends of neighboring nuclides (TNN).
  9. ↑ Order of ground state and isomer is uncertain.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 fission product

See also

Daughter products other than antimony

References

  1. ↑ Nies, L.; Atanasov, D.; Athanasakis-Kaklamanakis, M.; Au, M.; Bernerd, C.; Blaum, K.; Chrysalidis, K.; Fischer, P. et al. (9 January 2025). "Refining the nuclear mass surface with the mass of Sn 103". Physical Review C 111 (1). doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.111.014315. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jaries, A.; Stryjczyk, M.; Kankainen, A.; Ayoubi, L. Al; Beliuskina, O.; Canete, L.; de Groote, R. P.; Delafosse, C. et al. (2024). "Isomeric states of fission fragments explored via Penning trap mass spectrometry at IGISOL". Physical Review C 110 (3). doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.110.034326. Bibcode: 2024PhRvC.110c4326J. https://journals.aps.org/prc/accepted/fe077P3cDac1f601a8c16c34b19fb124fc3509f19.